Highlights
Age inclusive
Alternative working patterns
Benefits
Northern
Connecting people and places across the North 🚉
Here at Northern, we connect tens of thousands of people in the North of England to work, leisure, education and more every day.
Northern Trains Limited (as we're more formally known) is publicly owned, and our parent company is DfTO. We've got headquarters in York, Manchester and Leeds but our network spans over 500 stations and we provide more than 2,500 services each day.
Right now, we’re building a new kind of workplace. One where people feel included, where they thrive, and where everyone contributes to a culture that embraces diversity. We’re looking for talented people from all backgrounds to help us create a service for our customers that we can all be proud of.
It means that whoever you are, as part of our team, you’ll get to enjoy a career that could really take you places. And with over 7,000 people here at Northern in hundreds of different roles, the number of career paths and development opportunities that are open to you is endless.
Are you ready to find your platform?
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What Northern offers their employees
Alternative working patterns
We're waiting for Northern's employees to verify their alternative working patterns.
Open to part-time employees
Flexibility
We're waiting for Northern's employees to verify how flexible they are.
Hybrid working (with some weekly office time)
A little flexibility in start and finish times
1 office day / week
Approach to inclusion
The best journeys happen when everyone feels welcome on board.
At Northern, we don’t just move people from A to B - we’re building a team where everyone feels they belong. Diversity and inclusion aren’t just words to us – they’re at the heart of how we recruit, support, and develop our colleagues.
We’re committed to creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds and experiences, and we champion equality across every part of our business. From supporting flexible and agile working to providing mentoring and development programmes, we strive to make sure every colleague can thrive.
Our colleague networks play a vital role in this. From Women at Northern to our Armed Forces community, and Neurodiversity to our LGBTQIA+ network - we've got groups supporting disability, ethnicity, and mental health. They are a place to find guidance, peer support, and a platform for voices to be heard. Not only do these communities help shape our policies, but they influence our culture every single day and help make sure that Northern is a place where everyone belongs.
No matter your background, experience, or whether you call it a bap, barm, or cob… there’s a place for you here in the railway.
Flexible working at Northern
At Northern, we believe work should fit around life, not the other way around. Agile working gives colleagues the flexibility to choose where they work, so you can focus on what you do, not just where you do it.
It’s about finding the right balance – staying connected, collaborating with your team, and being visible to colleagues and customers alike. Whether you’re in the office, at home, or out on our network, agile working helps us all be more productive, motivated, and supported.
By embracing this flexibility, we make Northern a more inclusive, progressive, and enjoyable place to work – one where your work-life balance is valued as much as the work you do.
Accreditations
Armed Forces Covenant - Employer Recognition Scheme - Gold
2025Awards & Achievements
Investors In People - Gold Award
2022
Forces Transition Group - Bronze Partner
2025
Working at Northern
Hybrid – HQ teams (work where you're needed), Operational teams (work across the network)
A little flex time
Company employees:
Gender diversity (m:f):
Hiring in countries
United Kingdom
Office Locations
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Employee benefits
At Northern, we don’t just value our people – we go the extra mile to support them. Here’s a taste of what you can look forward to*
*please note our benefits may differ per business area
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Adoption leave
- Buy or sell annual leave – up to 5 days
- Carer’s leave
- Compassionate leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
- Emergency leave
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discounts
- Employee phone program
- Enhanced maternity leave – 9 months full pay
- Enhanced paternity leave – 2 weeks full pay
- Enhanced pension match/contribution – 1.5x your contribution
- Enhanced sick days
- Enhanced sick pay
- Eye Care Support
- Faith rooms
- Fertility benefits
- Fertility treatment leave
- In house training
- Learning platform
- Lunch and learns
- Mental health first aiders
- Mentoring
- Neo-natal leave
- Open to part-time employees
- Optional unpaid leave
- Pregnancy loss leave
- Pregnancy support
- Professional subscriptions
- Religious celebration leave
- Shared parental leave
- Travel credit
- Travel loan
- Volunteer days
- Reservist leave
- Sabbaticals
Northern's careers
Passenger Assistance Clerk - 6 Month FTC
Train Cleaning Team Leader - Days
Train Cleaning Supervisor - North East
Driver Team Manager - Newcastle
Shift Production Manager
