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

3.0

Jun 11, 2011

wonderful

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

job satisfaction. Good work atmosphere. Good pay. Wonderful benefits from the employer. Good people with good brains work here. Over all good company.

Cons

Odd hours. Repittitive work to be done always. Not much of challenging job. Looking for some more wonderful opportunities in the same field.

3.0

Sep 17, 2010

Good money but...

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good perks - 28 days A/L standard, rising to 30 after 10 years service. A %age reduction for your season ticket to travel to work. They also used to give an interest free loan to pay the reduced rate. Reasonably flexible on work location if you have to deal with things at home and I recall a 1 day a month work from home policy.

Cons

Little room to manoeuvre into new roles - seems to be very 'silo'd. Lots of processes (some there for good reason) and it seems to take ages to get anything done. Manager to subordinate locations can sometimes be hundreds of miles apart and you may feel a bit detached at times...

5.0

Jul 25, 2010

Good support to help develop in role.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Training, team work, pride in work

Cons

bureaucratic like any large company, not dynamic and driven enough to stand alone as a profit making company, too many employees 'cruising' in roles without being challenged to improve.

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