Technology, Science, Research July 2025
~3.5m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~250
Organizations
These insights represent ~3.5m questions answered from ~250 organizations, collected between July 2024 and June 2025.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Biotechnology, Research, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Aviation & Aerospace, Chemicals
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Northern America
42%
Europe
28%
Asia
15%
Oceania
11%
Latin America
3%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
53%
Female
47%
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.
71% of Technology, Science, Research employees are engaged
This is in the top 43% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 15 and is in the bottom 42% compared with other industries.
How does Technology, Science, Research compare?
People in Technology, Science, Research were much more positive than average regarding Work Pressure, Equity, and Wellbeing Culture.
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research had much lower favorable scores than average in Decision Making and Growth.
People working in Technology, Science, Research are more engaged than Government Administration, Higher Education, Government, and Media Production & Publication. People working in Technology, Science, Research are less engaged than Investment Management, Legal Services, Banking, and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research had 92% of people agreeing that they understand how their work contributes to %[Company]%'s mission (+2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Contribution to Broader Purpose.
People in Technology, Science, Research were generally least favourable about Decision Making, and were most negative towards 'I am satisfied with how decisions are made at %[Company]%' with 18% of people disagreeing (+2% above 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 Technology, Science, Research organizations.
1 The leaders at %[Company]% demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | Leadership |
2 I have confidence in the leaders at %[Company]% | Leadership |
3 The leaders at %[Company]% have communicated a vision that motivates me | Leadership |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-1% 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
3%
3 months to 6 months
5%
6 months to less than 1 year
9%
1 to less than 2 years
16%
2 to less than 4 years
28%
4 to less than 6 years
16%
6 to less than 10 years
11%
Greater than 10 years
12%