Software Engineer Middle East & Africa July 2026
~60k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~60
Organizations
These insights represent ~60k questions answered from ~60 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, Computer & Network Security, Financial Services, Marketing & Advertising, Internet, Information Technology & Services, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Reported gender breakdown
Male
78%
Female
22%
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 Software Engineer Middle East and Africa employees are engaged
This is in the top 47% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 19 and is in the top 38% compared with the overall average.
How does Software Engineer Middle East and Africa compare?
People in Software Engineer Middle East & Africa were much more positive than average regarding Collaboration & Communication, Innovation, and Enablement.
On the lower side, people in Software Engineer Middle East & Africa had much lower favorable scores than average in Action and Leadership.
People working in Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer Middle East & Africa are less engaged than Professional Services North America, Indonesia, North America (0-100), and Professional Services (0-100).
The highest scoring question for Software Engineer Middle East & Africa had 93% of people agreeing that they feel respected at %[Company]% (+12% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Inclusion.
People in Software Engineer 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 31% of people disagreeing (+8% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 18% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 7% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-3% 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
5%
6 months to less than 1 year
12%
1 to less than 2 years
15%
2 to less than 4 years
26%
4 to less than 6 years
19%
6 to less than 10 years
16%
Greater than 10 years
6%