Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) July 2026
~1.3m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~30
Organizations
These insights represent ~1.3m questions answered from ~30 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
Pharmaceuticals, Defense & Space, Medical Devices, Aviation & Aerospace, Chemicals, Biotechnology, Research
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Northern America
62%
Europe
19%
Asia
7%
MEA
5%
Oceania
4%
Latin America
3%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
62%
Female
38%
Non-Binary
0.01%
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.
66% of Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 34% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 2 and is in the bottom 4% compared with other industries.
How does Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) compare?
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Feedback & Recognition, and Service & Quality Focus.
People working in Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) are less engaged than Pharmaceuticals, Civic & Social Organization, Nonprofit Organization Management, and Non Profits.
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) had 88% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (-2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 22% of people disagreeing (+5% 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 (1000-5000) organizations.
1 We acknowledge people who deliver outstanding service here | Service & Quality Focus |
2 Most people here make a good effort to consult other staff where appropriate | Collaboration & Communication |
3 Generally, I believe my workload is reasonable for my role | Work & Life Blend |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 23% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+4% 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
8%
1 to less than 2 years
15%
2 to less than 4 years
22%
4 to less than 6 years
11%
6 to less than 10 years
15%
Greater than 10 years
22%
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