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 (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 people to work with" ((in 153 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 144 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 131 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 107 reviews)); "Inclusive / Friendly / Good Pension after 5 years service" ((in 93 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 102 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 52 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 46 reviews)); "Bullying is rife" ((in 32 reviews)); "No bonus or pay rise thanks to covid" ((in 29 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

(2,603 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 2,603 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

Sep 10, 2025

Good company to work for!

Signaller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Looks after employees, decent pay, overtime opportunities, enough days off through the year, proper sick pay policy, opportunities for advancement

Cons

Management quality varies depending where you work within the company

3.0

Sep 7, 2025

Mixed

Finance business partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity to progress. Training support.

Cons

Constant talk of redundancies and restructures. Not a good work/life balance.

4.0

Sep 5, 2025

Sponsor

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is not varied and good work life balance

Cons

Overly political, “friends” promoted over good people

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