Technology, Science, Research July 2026
~5m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~250
Organizations
These insights represent ~5m questions answered from ~250 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
Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Aviation & Aerospace, Research, Chemicals, Defense & Space
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Northern America
47%
Europe
35%
Oceania
10%
Asia
5%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
62%
Female
38%
Non-Binary
0.04%
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 46% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 14 and is in the bottom 38% compared with other industries.
How does Technology, Science, Research compare?
People in Technology, Science, Research were much more positive than average regarding Ownership and Coaching.
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research had much lower favorable scores than average in Energy, Transfer Of Expectations & Values, and Feedback & Recognition.
People working in Technology, Science, Research are more engaged than Local Councils AU & NZ, Local Councils Australia, Higher Education, and Government Administration. People working in Technology, Science, Research are less engaged than Investment Management, Investment Management, Venture Capital, & Private Equity, Health & Wellness, and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research had 94% of people agreeing that The work that they do at %[Company]% is important (+0% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Contribution to Broader Purpose.
People in Technology, Science, Research were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'When there are career opportunities at %[Company]%, I am aware of them' with 18% of people disagreeing (+1% 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 %[Company]% is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | Learning & Development |
2 The leaders at %[Company]% demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | Leadership |
3 I have confidence in the leaders at %[Company]% | Leadership |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% 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
8%
1 to less than 2 years
14%
2 to less than 4 years
21%
4 to less than 6 years
14%
6 to less than 10 years
14%
Greater than 10 years
23%
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