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?

73% 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 210 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 154 reviews)); "Good people involved in the day" ((in 149 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 121 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 91 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 102 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 55 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 51 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 29 reviews)); "Bullying is also common place in the company if your face doesn't fit." ((in 29 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,603 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

74% 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 2,603 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

Jul 15, 2015

Network Rail has a great atmosphere, facilities, managerial support, development and flexibility for work/life balance.

Human resources resource assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Modern facilities, flexible working, supportive managers, supportive teams, flexible benefits, work/life balance, health & wellbeing, sharing successes and failures openly and everyone learning from them.

Cons

Inefficient bureaucracy and some out-dated systems, complicated management structures, constant need to catch up to Government Policy changes, budget challenges

3.0

Jul 15, 2015

Means well, restricted by funds available

Management accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

78% off rail ticket. Opportunities to move internally Really bright peopl

Cons

Addicition to process Resistant to change Government body Poor salary Antiquated systems

3.0

Jul 15, 2015

A mixed bag - don't stay too long!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty good work life balance Does some really interesting work that is relevant to Britain

Cons

Hierachical Very slow to implement change and technology Many managers are very poor at people management

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