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 (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?

"Good work life balance is good" ((in 207 reviews)); "Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 156 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 143 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 116 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 103 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 101 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 54 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 48 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 29 reviews)); "No bonus or pay rise thanks to covid" ((in 28 reviews))

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Network Rail reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,598 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

77% approve of CEO

52% 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

Aug 9, 2013

Satisfactory employer with excellent benefits.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard work is recognised and rewarded. Plenty os scope for internal job changes.

Cons

Lack of management direction as too many reorganisations.

3.0

Aug 2, 2013

It was alright. They seemed nice

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company was well organised it what it did.

Cons

None that I can really say

1.0

Jul 11, 2013

Sack every band 1 and the railway will run fine!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big budgets, low accountability, not held responsible for any failure you may bring and as long as you dress it up you will be promoted before found out. Great place to get your mates to give you a job regardless if you are capable Once in a role you will have a job until retirement The CIO is the worst on the planet but you can still hire expensive interims using taxpayer money and make yourself look good

Cons

If you are a taxpayer or care about having a decent railway in the UK all the 'pros' above are a con. If you are not good enough to survive in the real world come to NR and get a big salary and a big job title.

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