Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) January 2026
~1.5m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~35
Organizations
These insights represent ~1.5m questions answered from ~35 organizations, collected between January 2025 and December 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
Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Medical Devices, Research, Biotechnology, Defense & Space, Aviation & Aerospace
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Northern America
34%
Oceania
29%
Europe
21%
Asia
8%
MEA
5%
Latin America
3%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
56%
Female
43%
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.
66% of Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 33% 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 Information Technology & Services, Automotive & Machinery, Entertainment & Recreation, and Sports: Clubs & Admin.
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research (1000-5000) had 87% 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 'Generally, the right people are rewarded and recognized at %[Company]%' with 22% of people disagreeing (+9% 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 I have access to the things I need to do my job well | Enablement (outcome) |
2 %[Company]% really allows us to make a positive difference | Social Connection |
3 I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies | Alignment & Involvement |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 22% 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
7%
1 to less than 2 years
15%
2 to less than 4 years
22%
4 to less than 6 years
10%
6 to less than 10 years
14%
Greater than 10 years
24%