Manufacturing Western Europe July 2026
~0.9m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~150
Organizations
These insights represent ~0.9m questions answered from ~150 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Pharmaceuticals, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Machinery, Medical Devices, Renewables & Environment, Food Production, Consumer Goods, Building Materials, Defense & Space
Reported gender breakdown
Male
60%
Female
40%
Non-Binary
0.01%
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.
67% of Manufacturing Western Europe employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 34% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 5 and is in the bottom 22% compared with the overall average.
How does Manufacturing Western Europe compare?
People in Manufacturing Western Europe were much more positive than average regarding Ownership.
On the lower side, people in Manufacturing Western Europe had much lower favorable scores than average in Equity, Action, and Feedback & Recognition.
People working in Manufacturing Western Europe are more engaged than Management Consulting United Kingdom, Management Consulting Europe, Information Technology & Services Germany, and Consulting & Staffing United Kingdom. People working in Manufacturing Western Europe are less engaged than Computer & Network Security Western Europe, Non Profits North America, Nonprofit Organization Management (100-200), and Apparel & Fashion.
The highest scoring question for Manufacturing Western Europe had 88% 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 Manufacturing Western Europe 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 21% of people disagreeing (+7% above average).
Which questions matter the most?
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 Manufacturing Western Europe organizations.
1 %[Company]% is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | Learning & Development |
2 Generally, the right people are rewarded and recognized at %[Company]% | Feedback & Recognition |
3 We acknowledge people who deliver outstanding service here | Service & Quality Focus |
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, 10% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+0% 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
6%
1 to less than 2 years
10%
2 to less than 4 years
17%
4 to less than 6 years
12%
6 to less than 10 years
14%
Greater than 10 years
37%
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