Manufacturing Middle East & Africa July 2026
~85k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~30
Organizations
These insights represent ~85k questions answered from ~30 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
To ensure accuracy and stability of Emerging benchmarks we may use statistical sampling methods. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Machinery, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Food Production, Medical Devices, Consumer Goods, Defense & Space, Building Materials, Industrial Automation, Printing
Reported gender breakdown
Male
75%
Female
25%
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.
75% of Manufacturing Middle East and Africa employees are engaged
This is in the top 34% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 27 and is in the top 12% compared with the overall average.
How does Manufacturing Middle East and Africa compare?
People in Manufacturing Middle East & Africa were much more positive than average regarding Feedback & Recognition, Leadership, and Engagement.
People working in Manufacturing Middle East & Africa are more engaged than Management Consulting United Kingdom, Management Consulting Europe, Information Technology & Services Germany, and Consulting & Staffing United Kingdom. People working in Manufacturing Middle East & Africa are less engaged than Computer Software India, Vietnam, New Tech Latin America, and South Asia 1000+.
The highest scoring question for Manufacturing Middle East & Africa had 93% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+4% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Teamwork & Ownership.
People in Manufacturing Middle East & Africa were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies' with 22% of people disagreeing (-1% below average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 6% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-4% 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
2%
6 months to less than 1 year
5%
1 to less than 2 years
12%
2 to less than 4 years
23%
4 to less than 6 years
16%
6 to less than 10 years
17%
Greater than 10 years
24%
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