Tech: Manufacturing & Research July 2026
~2m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~60
Organizations
These insights represent ~2m questions answered from ~60 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
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Wireless, Printing
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Northern America
29%
Asia
28%
Europe
22%
Latin America
15%
Oceania
6%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
61%
Female
39%
Non-Binary
0%
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.
74% of Tech: Manufacturing and Research employees are engaged
This is in the top 41% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 21 and is in the top 25% compared with other industries.
How does Tech: Manufacturing and Research compare?
People in Tech: Manufacturing & Research were much more positive than average regarding Voice, Innovation, and Growth.
On the lower side, people in Tech: Manufacturing & Research had much lower favorable scores than average in Learning & Development and Workplace Engagement.
People working in Tech: Manufacturing & Research are more engaged than Local Councils AU & NZ, Local Councils Australia, Higher Education, and Government Administration. People working in Tech: Manufacturing & Research are less engaged than Health & Wellness and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Tech: Manufacturing & Research had 89% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+0% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Tech: Manufacturing & Research 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 22% of people disagreeing (-1% below 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 Tech: Manufacturing and Research organizations.
1 I have confidence in the leaders at %[Company]% | Leadership |
2 The leaders at %[Company]% demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | Leadership |
3 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | Alignment & Involvement |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 17% 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
3%
3 months to 6 months
4%
6 months to less than 1 year
7%
1 to less than 2 years
11%
2 to less than 4 years
20%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
15%
Greater than 10 years
28%
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