Does Southern Railway pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Southern Railway employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Southern Railway. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Southern Railway?

85% of Southern Railway employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Southern Railway 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Southern Railway?

Train Driver (9) , Customer Service (2) , Junior Engineer (2) , Train Dispatcher (2)

What are the pros of working at Southern Railway according to real employee reviews?

"London pay is a few grand, and Sundays aren’t part of salary so takes it to 70k." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good salary and Resonably good allowances" ((in 4 reviews)); "Pays Reasonably and Shift Patterns are good for work life balance." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Southern Railway according to real employee reviews?

"Unsociable hours and shifts." ((in 4 reviews))

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4.0

85% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)

Patrick Verwer

88% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Southern Railway has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Southern Railway employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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38 reviews

5.0

2 Oct 2025

Good money but golden handcuffs

Train driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits and 4 day working week.

Cons

Shift patterns and fatigue can be abysmal.

5.0

22 June 2025

Good company

Train driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Pay good and management fair

Cons

Boring job and not many perks

4.0

14 May 2025

Work life of JE/Drg/S&T At SR

Junior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Privileges like railway pass and job security

Cons

No work life balance in S&T dept. Mon-Sat job. Sometimes we have work even Sundays

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