Consulting & Staffing (0-100) July 2025
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
Management Consulting, Staffing & Recruiting, Information Services, Architecture & Planning, Accounting, Market Research, Professional Training & Coaching, Human Resources, Program Development
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Oceania
45%
Northern America
25%
Europe
23%
Asia
4%
MEA
3%
Reported gender breakdown
Female
56%
Male
44%
Non-Binary
0.27%
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.
71% of Consulting and Staffing (0-100) employees are engaged
This is in the top 44% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 20 and is in the top 25% compared with other industries.
How does Consulting and Staffing (0-100) compare?
People in Consulting & Staffing (0-100) were much more positive than average regarding Feedback & Recognition, Collaboration & Communication, and Leadership.
On the lower side, people in Consulting & Staffing (0-100) had much lower favorable scores than average in Equity and Social Connection.
People working in Consulting & Staffing (0-100) are more engaged than Government Administration, Higher Education, Government, and Media Production & Publication. People working in Consulting & Staffing (0-100) are less engaged than Investment Management, Legal Services, Banking, and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Consulting & Staffing (0-100) 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 Inclusion.
People in Consulting & Staffing (0-100) were generally least favourable about Equity, and were most negative towards 'I believe that my total compensation is fair, relative to similar roles at %[Company]%' with 23% of people disagreeing (+2% above average).
How long do people stay?
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, 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
4%
3 months to 6 months
6%
6 months to less than 1 year
11%
1 to less than 2 years
20%
2 to less than 4 years
29%
4 to less than 6 years
9%
6 to less than 10 years
11%
Greater than 10 years
10%