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

4.0

May 24, 2014

A great place to work

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for a diverse and inclusive workforce, geared towards improving safety and performance, Flexible time in the office, each day is different, good salary and good progression opportunities

Cons

Very busy environment, can be demanding

5.0

Apr 22, 2014

Fantastic and stimulating company to work for

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Variety, challenge, loads of people to meet and get involved with, good salary and benefits, very limited capacity to get bored

Cons

Can be quite intense in terms of workload, sometimes frustrating in that several factors are out of your control.

5.0

Oct 14, 2013

a good company for the future

Signalman

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very involved and responsible work,working to a set rule and regulation process. dealing with safety critical incidents. hi tech equipment and surroundings.

Cons

because it involves shift work the home work balance cannot always be kept equal. the length of shifts can become a bit over the top

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