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

(2,596 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 2,596 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

1.0

Oct 1, 2011

OK

Commercial schemes sponsor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Safe industry to be in - there'll always be a railway. Benefits are pretty good (defined benefit salary, travel loans). Work is fairly interesting

Cons

Very political - it's all about face fitting. Deeply unfair review process, all about creeping around top bosses

4.0

Aug 4, 2011

Demanding yet thoroughly enjoyable - every day is different

Shift station manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent opportunities to progress Opportunities to demonstrate innovation and new ideas Given dedicated objectives and staff to manage 28 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays Annual general bonus scheme is very well received 75% discount off Rail travel

Cons

Station staff are employed on rostered role clarity contracts which don't work. You don't get paid for overtime in Role Clarity contracts and only get days back in lieu or additional pay for Bank Holidays or Rest Day Working. The process for employing new staff is very frustrating. You essentially have to wait until a person leaves before you can fill the position which naturally leaves shifts short staffed and again its difficult to get people to cover shifts when they don't get paid for overtime.

3.0

Jul 24, 2011

Not too satisfying

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Graduate management scheme programme is an opportunity to rise on the professional ladder

Cons

Staff renumeration is not encouraging

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