Software Engineer Western Europe July 2026
~170k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~150
Organizations
These insights represent ~170k 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
Computer Software, Information Technology & Services, Computer & Network Security, Financial Services, Internet, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Gambling & Casinos, Insurance, Leisure, Travel & Tourism, Marketing & Advertising
Reported gender breakdown
Male
85%
Female
15%
Non-Binary
0.02%
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.
69% of Software Engineer Western Europe employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 48% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 11 and is in the bottom 33% compared with the overall average.
How does Software Engineer Western Europe compare?
People in Software Engineer Western Europe were much more positive than average regarding Collaboration & Communication, Energy, and Enablement.
On the lower side, people in Software Engineer Western Europe had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Equity, and Social Connection.
People working in Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer Western Europe are less engaged than Insurance (1000-5000), Call Centre, Financial Services (200-500), and New Tech Middle East.
The highest scoring question for Software Engineer Western Europe had 92% of people agreeing that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing (+5% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Software Engineer Western Europe were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 13% of people disagreeing (+0% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 21% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 9% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-1% 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
11%
1 to less than 2 years
18%
2 to less than 4 years
26%
4 to less than 6 years
18%
6 to less than 10 years
14%
Greater than 10 years
8%