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?

"Great for people who want to work part time or get maximum use of paternity/maternity leave." ((in 147 reviews)); "Flexible and good benefits to be had" ((in 139 reviews)); "Pay is good and colleges good" ((in 124 reviews)); "Good salary and overtime rates" ((in 90 reviews)); "Good Pension and leave benefits" ((in 89 reviews))

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

"Sometimes poor management and politics" ((in 105 reviews)); "Too many managers A director for just about every word in the English dictionary." ((in 53 reviews)); "Long hours and mostly nightshift" ((in 49 reviews)); "No bonus or pay rise thanks to covid" ((in 30 reviews)); "Some poor leadership." ((in 28 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

(2,607 total reviews)

Jeremy Westlake

74% approve of CEO

54% 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 2,607 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

5.0

Apr 6, 2015

Excellent company to work for

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good career progression if you work hard

Cons

Can involve long hours Strict and unfair regulator (ORR) who are often unhelpful, invasive and politically try to influence direction regardless of what is best for the railway

2.0

Mar 14, 2015

Too big and inflexible

Band iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clearly trying to care about and motivate staff through focus on things like safety and suicide prevention. Offices usually conveniently located.

Cons

Company is too big and too inflexible to change. Very difficult to make an inroads as an outsider to the industry. Induction process is more about how you will become like the institution than what value you can add. Too many unecessary internal meetings.

4.0

Mar 9, 2015

Great work life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flex work style - Leave at 5pm - No micro managing - Trusted to do your work - Excellent benefits

Cons

- Bad pay - Managers somewhat disengaged - People take advantage of the benefits, i.e. sick pay, maternity pay and you end up having to cover three jobs at the same time - Difficult to move to different teams

Network Rail Response

Thank you for taking the time to leave Network Rail a review on Glassdoor. We really appreciate it! Reinold Talent Acquisition Manager

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