Does Network Rail pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Network Rail employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Network Rail. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Network Rail?

74% of Network Rail employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Network Rail 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Network Rail?

Project Manager (151) , Signaller (65) , Scheme Project Manager (63) , Engineer (44) , Technician (41) , Project Engineer (34) , Asset Engineer (30) , Commercial Manager (26) , Finance Business Partner (25) , Team Leader (25) , Operative (20) , Apprentice (19) , Manager (19) , Assistant Project Engineer (17) , Business Analyst (17)

What are the pros of working at Network Rail according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance is good" ((in 207 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 151 reviews)); "Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 148 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 127 reviews)); "Good Pension and leave benefits" ((in 101 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Network Rail according to real employee reviews?

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 98 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 47 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 34 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 31 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Network Rail locations?

Jersey City , Yorktown , New York , Texas City , Cleveland , Union City , Andover , Tampa , Farmington Hills , Hollywood

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Network Rail reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,608 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

75% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Network Rail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,608 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Network Rail employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Nov 12, 2019

Great company to work for.

Commercial manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is competitive. Good benefits.

Cons

Payrise impossible to get. Band 4 Salaries don’t reflect management.

5.0

Nov 8, 2019

Rail Engineer

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Safety empowerment people skills growth

Cons

Slow beurocratic fragmented slow change

Network Rail Response

Thank you for taking the time to provide a review, its really appreciated.

5.0

Nov 5, 2019

Good job

Operative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money, overtime, shift work, sick pay, discounted travel

Cons

Could do with free travel around underground network

Network Rail Response

Thank you for posting a review, we aren't able to offer free travel around the underground but thank you for your suggestion though.

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Jobs at Network Rail

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