Software Engineer Australia July 2026
~115k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~150
Organizations
These insights represent ~115k questions answered from ~150 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
Financial Services, Computer Software, Information Technology & Services, Retail, Higher Education, Internet, Banking, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Telecommunications
Reported gender breakdown
Male
77%
Female
23%
Non-Binary
0.09%
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.
68% of Software Engineer Australia employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 44% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 9 and is in the bottom 27% compared with the overall average.
How does Software Engineer Australia compare?
People in Software Engineer Australia were much more positive than average regarding Action, Voice, and Teamwork & Ownership.
On the lower side, people in Software Engineer Australia had much lower favorable scores than average in Equity, Company Performance, and Workplace Engagement.
People working in Software Engineer Australia are more engaged than Management Consulting United Kingdom, Management Consulting Europe, Information Technology & Services Germany, and Consulting & Staffing United Kingdom. People working in Software Engineer Australia are less engaged than Software Engineer North America, Nurse Oceania, Architecture & Planning, and Professional Services (1000-5000).
The highest scoring question for Software Engineer Australia had 93% of people agreeing that they are able to arrange time out from work when they need to (+7% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Software Engineer Australia were generally least favourable about Equity, 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 20% of people disagreeing (-3% below average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% 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
2%
3 months to 6 months
4%
6 months to less than 1 year
9%
1 to less than 2 years
14%
2 to less than 4 years
30%
4 to less than 6 years
19%
6 to less than 10 years
13%
Greater than 10 years
9%