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 (150) , 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?

"Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 151 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 148 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 125 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 99 reviews)); "Good pension schemes" ((in 97 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 101 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 52 reviews)); "Not had one good manager who treats me like an adult Micromanagement Negative atmosphere No forward movement despite continual improvement strategies" ((in 49 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor behaviours from senior leadership" ((in 31 reviews))

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Network Rail reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,598 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 2,598 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 14, 2014

A progressive company that pays a fair wage

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoy my job and my line manager is pleasant and supportive. I earn good money for what I do and there are plenty of opportunities for a long and varied career should I choose to take them.

Cons

Some staff work ridiculously long hours due to unreasonably heavy workloads, inadequate staffing and 'role clarity' contracts which, in essence, mean they are required to stay until the job is done. This situation makes achieving a reasonable work-life balance virtually impossible for some employees. While large sums of money are spent on building and upgrading main office buildings, maintenance depots and other frontline locations are run-down, dirty and depressing working environments.

5.0

Jul 13, 2014

Good salary and pension scheme

Train running controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary for shift workers are very good and comparable with a lot of professional people. The pension scheme is still excellent. They are investing money in the infrastructure to bring it up to date and do really good work with the Samaritans and other charities.

Cons

The new infrastructure will require less people to work so that will envitably mean more redundancies. Training seems to be for a chosen few.

5.0

Jun 15, 2014

As an ex employee

Signaller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, one of the best I have worked for. I left to start up my own business. They give people a chance, good paying jobs, good chance of promotion, good wage rise, nice people.

Cons

Redundant, a lot of re organisations.

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