The finance benchmark represents a broad range of finance and investment focused companies. They range from more traditional finance companies (often those focused on modernizing) as well as more disruptive finance companies that might be described as 'FinTech'.
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Financial Services
30%
Commercial Real Estate
17%
Insurance
17%
Investment Banking
15%
Investment Management
15%
Real Estate
4%
Venture Capital & Private Equity
2%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the top 46% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 17 and is in the top 46% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 71% 2% above global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 64% 1% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 56% 1% above global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 82% Same as global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 85% 1% below global average |
People working in Finance United Kingdom are more engaged than Professional Services DACH, Marketing & Advertising Female, Professional Services Western Europe, and Retail United Kingdom. People working in Finance United Kingdom are less engaged than Pharmaceuticals Male, Construction Female, Healthcare 200–500), and Hospitality Northern America.
The highest scoring question for Finance United Kingdom had 91% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Finance United Kingdom were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 11% of people disagreeing (-3% below average).
In the short term, 18% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 13% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+1% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 80% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
2 I believe action will take place as a result of this survey | 54% favorable Action |
3 The products and services [Company] provides are as good as, or better than, our main competitors | 74% favorable Company Performance |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.9 stars (+0.1) |
Culture and Values | 3.95 stars (+0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 3.9 stars (+0.1) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.65 stars (+0) |
Career Opportunities | 3.5 stars (+0) |
Recommend to Friend | 76.0% (+5) |
CEO Approval | 85.0% (+1) |
Organizations in the Finance (United Kingdom) benchmark on average gave 11% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is higher than average and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark tend to be more transparent with their survey results to leaders and managers.
An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).
Finance (United Kingdom)
11%
Global average
10%
People in Finance United Kingdom were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making, Company Performance, and Social Connection.
On the lower side, People in Finance United Kingdom had much lower favorable scores than average in Voice.
Insights data provided by Culture Amp.
What makes Insights special? Gain a deeper understanding of how they work.
Your browser is out of date. Our website is built to provide a faster, more engaging experience. Your browser may not support all of our features. Please update to the latest version of Microsoft Edge or contact your network administrator.