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 improved by 1% over the last 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 200 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 155 reviews)); "Good people involved in the day" ((in 146 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 127 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 99 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 103 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 52 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 51 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 31 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((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

(2,607 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

74% approve of CEO

54% 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 2,607 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

3.0

Feb 27, 2017

Dated monopoly trying to change

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities for technical roles, a clear passion for 'the railway' in operational roles, reasonable pay and benefits.

Cons

Overly hierarchical, slow to change with a lack of innovation, management capability patchy, performance management very dated.

2.0

Feb 26, 2017

Positive action, little change

Business change manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working, committed people, generous pension scheme, travel and private healthcare allowance, IT works and good facilities/working environments, welfare and wellbeing

Cons

All talk little action, unions too strong and hold back much needed change/transformation, lack of diversity - particularly in senior roles

1.0

Feb 23, 2017

Full of bullies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse company Strong focus on safety Nice offices

Cons

Strong bullying culture. HR are useless

Network Rail Response

Hi and thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It was a real concern to hear about your experience. If you are unable to speak with your line manager about the situation then we can offer you details of 'Speak Out', a confidential reporting service run on our behalf by an independent company. You can use the service to report concerns, suspicions or knowledge of wrongdoing taking place at Network Rail. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and you can make a report anonymously, if you wish. You can access Speak Out by calling 0808 143 0100 or online at www.intouchfeedback.com/networkrail. Thanks again for your sharing your experience and hope are able to share this with the Speak Out team.

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