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 215 reviews)); "Good people involved in the day" ((in 153 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 149 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 126 reviews)); "Inclusive / Friendly / Good Pension after 5 years service" ((in 100 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 104 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 53 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 52 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 31 reviews)); "No bonuses or pay rises at the moment" ((in 28 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

(2,605 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 2,605 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

Apr 27, 2016

Uncertain

Senior surveyor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Manage own diary, Flexibility, work life balance is good, company promotes wellbeing. Opportunity to move into other areas of the business

Cons

There are a lot of Processes and procedure to get round, some necessary, others are not, extra layers of process.

3.0

Apr 27, 2016

On the front line

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary & 12 hour shifts meaning a 3 day week

Cons

Poor middle management having few non technical skills

5.0

Apr 21, 2016

I love working for NWR

Route communications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great company to work for - the life here is what you make it.

Cons

HR processes are not the best and the integration of IT and iPad apps isn't the best however it's all evolving - just a bit too slowly.

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