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?

73% 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 people involved in the day" ((in 152 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 151 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 116 reviews)); "Good Pension and leave benefits" ((in 92 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 103 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 52 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor behaviours from senior leadership" ((in 30 reviews)); "No bonuses or pay rises at the moment" ((in 27 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,599 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

74% 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 2,599 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Oct 25, 2025

Best place to start a career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment to work. Learning opportunities. Team collaboration.

Cons

Low pay and doing the same job over and over again.

4.0

Oct 24, 2025

Good Comapny

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary Benefits People and culture

Cons

HR Senior leadership Work life balance

4.0

Oct 23, 2025

Good opportunities, hard to make impact

Industrial placement

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- lots of opportunity for growth and learning - opportunity to travel - paid networking events

Cons

- hard to make a lasting impact in such a large government body

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