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 (151) , 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 211 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 158 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 154 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 130 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 95 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 101 reviews)); "Not had one good manager who treats me like an adult Micromanagement Negative atmosphere No forward movement despite continual improvement strategies" ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 50 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 31 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 31 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Network Rail locations?

Jersey City , Yorktown , New York , Texas City , Cleveland , Union City , Andover , Tampa , Farmington Hills , Hollywood

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Network Rail reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,608 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

75% 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 2,608 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

Feb 20, 2025

Made to do this

Scheme project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large organisation, 35hr working week

Cons

Large organisation, institutionalised, silo working, slow and bulky

4.0

Feb 16, 2025

Good

Senior finance business partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good flexibility Good development schemes

Cons

Difficult to obtain pay increases

3.0

Feb 14, 2025

Great benefits and opportunities but poor fit if you deviate from the social norm

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Space to develop your own skills Trust to do a good job, no micromanagement Great pay and reasonable benefits Generally opinions will be listened to Good work life balance towards the life side.

Cons

Poor/absence of structured Personal Development. Skill degradation due to specialist work almost always subcontracted. Communistic approach to performance - everyone gets the same, little incentive to go above and beyond. No social engagement because of WFH culture encourages people to not talk to each other - most people have poor/little to no social skills. Lots of talk about training & skills but reality is different: little to no interest, support or guidance in allowing colleagues to learn the new technical, specialist skills they desire. Developing a career is outweighed towards home life balance. Focus/support is always to those with families/children, not single child free people who want to develop their careers. People are encouraged to do the bare minimum.

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