The software engineering benchmark includes responses from people who work within this specific function group. These people had role titles such as Software Engineer, Developer, Principal Architect and Solutions Architect.
~2.5m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~600
Organizations
These insights represent ~2.5m questions answered from ~600 organizations, ranging in size from 0 to 3,800 people, in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Computer Software
45%
Information Technology and Services
19%
Internet
11%
Insurance
5%
Investment Banking
5%
Financial Services
5%
Investment Management
3%
Computer & Network Security
2%
North America
57%
Europe
16%
Asia
15%
Oceania
7%
MEA
4%
South America
1%
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 33% compared with other job functions.
The average eNPS score for people in this group is 20 and is in the top 27% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 86% 4% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 58% 3% above global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 64% 1% above global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 70% 1% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 86% Same as global average |
People within Function Software Engineering are more engaged than Function Design & Creative. People within Function Software Engineering are less engaged than Function Leadership.
The highest scoring question for Function Software Engineering had 92% of People agreeing that they are able to arrange time out from work when they need to (+5% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Function Software Engineering were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 12% of people disagreeing (-2% below average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Function: Software Engineering organizations.
The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success
The factor this relates most closely to is Leadership
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Function: Software Engineering organizations.
1 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 75% favorable Leadership |
2 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 77% favorable Leadership |
3 I feel like I belong at [Company] | 78% favorable Belonging |
4 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 80% favorable Learning & Development |
5 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 69% favorable Learning & Development |
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 11% 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 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 75% favorable Leadership |
2 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 69% favorable Learning & Development |
3 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 77% favorable Leadership |
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 | 4.0 stars (+0.2) |
Culture and Values | 4.0 stars (+0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 4.0 stars (+0.2) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.9 stars (+0.3) |
Career Opportunities | 3.8 stars (+0.2) |
Recommend to Friend | 75.0% (+4) |
CEO Approval | 87.0% (+3) |
Organizations in the Function: Software Engineering 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%).
Function: Software Engineering
11%
Global average
10%
People in Function Software Engineering were much more positive than average regarding Feedback & Recognition, Fairness, and Decision Making.
On the lower side, People in Function Software Engineering had much lower favorable scores than average in Opportunities & Resources.
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