Software Engineer Canada July 2026
~75k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~65
Organizations
These insights represent ~75k questions answered from ~65 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
Computer Software, Internet, Information Technology & Services, Financial Services, Computer & Network Security, Insurance, Marketing & Advertising, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, Banking, Hospital & Health Care
Reported gender breakdown
Male
80%
Female
20%
Non-Binary
0.03%
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.
73% of Software Engineer Canada employees are engaged
This is in the top 42% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 17 and is in the top 49% compared with the overall average.
How does Software Engineer Canada compare?
People in Software Engineer Canada were much more positive than average regarding Feedback & Recognition, Service & Quality Focus, and Innovation.
On the lower side, people in Software Engineer Canada had much lower favorable scores than average in Contribution To Broader Purpose.
People working in Software Engineer Canada 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 Canada are less engaged than Finance Southeast Asia, South America (500-1000), Manufacturing Latin America, and Asia (500-1000).
The highest scoring question for Software Engineer Canada had 94% of people agreeing that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing (+7% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Software Engineer Canada 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 23% of people disagreeing (+0% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 14% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-5% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 8% 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
9%
1 to less than 2 years
18%
2 to less than 4 years
31%
4 to less than 6 years
18%
6 to less than 10 years
12%
Greater than 10 years
8%