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

May 30, 2014

Section Planner/Admin

Section planner/administrative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life Balance, Company values, Working Hours, and opportunities.

Cons

Biggest which i see is not well define job description. I mean by that is Section planner all over UK will be following different standards and cant take over an other planner because every area have different filling and work ethic but it same job.

4.0

May 28, 2014

Big beast, with a huge role to play in GB

Environment and sustainability manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fascinating organisation with lots of interesting challenges Doing the right thing at its heart Opportunity to contribute in a major way to development of the country Excellent work-life balance

Cons

Can be slow moving and beauracratic People development can be a mixed bag Too much ambiguity at a corporate level

5.0

May 28, 2014

Challenging with wide support and opportunities

Operational planner freight

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love the work so much that it gives me the overwhelming desire to succeed. whilst the nature of the job does not change, no day is the same with new challenges every day.

Cons

Need ore time to develop personal goals and ambitions. More support is needed to internal growth.

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