Computer Software DACH January 2026
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
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Computer Software
Reported gender breakdown
Male
69%
Female
30%
Non-Binary
0.2%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
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.
63% of Computer Software DACH employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 42% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is -5 and is in the bottom 5% compared with the overall average.
How does Computer Software DACH compare?
People in Computer Software DACH were much more positive than average regarding Voice, Growth, and Inclusion.
On the lower side, people in Computer Software DACH had much lower favorable scores than average in Equity, Action, and Feedback & Recognition.
People working in Computer Software DACH are more engaged than Nonprofit Organization Management United Kingdom, Creative & Media Central Europe, Manufacturing Japan, and Computer Software Benelux. People working in Computer Software DACH are less engaged than Marketing & Advertising United States, Italy > 5000, Creative & Media, and Education Management North America.
The highest scoring question for Computer Software DACH had 90% of people agreeing that We are genuinely supported if they choose to make use of flexible working arrangements (+6% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Computer Software DACH were generally least favourable about Equity, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 19% of people disagreeing (+6% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 23% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+3% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 12% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+2% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
1%
3 months to 6 months
3%
6 months to less than 1 year
7%
1 to less than 2 years
12%
2 to less than 4 years
27%
4 to less than 6 years
16%
6 to less than 10 years
15%
Greater than 10 years
18%