The Western Europe benchmark represents people who work in Western Europe. It covers all industries and functions. The benchmark includes people who work in Western Europe but their organizations have headquarters in other countries. This benchmark only includes organizations of size 200–500 employees.
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
Computer Software
28%
Information Technology and Services
18%
Internet
10%
Marketing and Advertising
5%
Wholesale
3%
Computer & Network Security
3%
Management Consulting
3%
Retail
3%
Computer Games
3%
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 bottom 28% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 14 and is in the bottom 33% 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 | 83% 1% above global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 63% Same as global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 67% 2% below global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 84% 2% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 52% 3% below global average |
People working in Western Europe 200–500) are more engaged than Professional Services DACH, Marketing & Advertising Female, Professional Services Western Europe, and Retail United Kingdom. People working in Western Europe 200–500) are less engaged than Professional Services East Asia, Australia 0–100), New Tech Oceania, and Finance Male.
The highest scoring question for Western Europe 200–500) had 87% 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 Work & Life Blend.
People in Western Europe 200–500) were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 18% of people disagreeing (-2% below average).
In the short term, 24% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+4% 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 have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 69% favorable Leadership |
2 [Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 49% favorable Company Performance |
3 [Company] really allows us to make a positive difference | 67% favorable Social Connection |
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 | 3.95 stars (+0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 4.1 stars (+0.3) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.85 stars (+0.2) |
Career Opportunities | 3.8 stars (+0.2) |
Recommend to Friend | 79.5% (+8.5) |
CEO Approval | 88.0% (+4) |
Organizations in the Western Europe (200–500) benchmark on average gave 12% 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%).
Western Europe (200–500)
12%
Global average
10%
People in Western Europe 200–500) were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making.
On the lower side, People in Western Europe 200–500) had much lower favorable scores than average in Fairness, Service & Quality Focus, and Social Connection.
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