Technology, Science, Research (500-1000) January 2026
~635k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~45
Organizations
These insights represent ~635k questions answered from ~45 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, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Research, Aviation & Aerospace, Chemicals, Defense & Space
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Northern America
53%
Europe
23%
Oceania
16%
Asia
4%
Latin America
3%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
52%
Female
48%
Non-Binary
0.14%
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.
73% of Technology, Science, Research (500-1000) employees are engaged
This is in the top 42% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 15 and is in the bottom 45% compared with other industries.
How does Technology, Science, Research (500-1000) compare?
People in Technology, Science, Research (500-1000) were much more positive than average regarding Inclusion.
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research (500-1000) had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Service & Quality Focus, and Social Connection.
People working in Technology, Science, Research (500-1000) are more engaged than Public Relations & Communications, Higher Education, Government Administration, and Government. People working in Technology, Science, Research (500-1000) are less engaged than Venture Capital & Private Equity and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research (500-1000) had 91% 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 (500-1000) 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 28% 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 (500-1000) organizations.
1 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | Alignment & Involvement |
2 I feel I am part of a team | Teamwork & Ownership |
3 The leaders at %[Company]% demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | Leadership |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 18% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 7% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-3% 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
6%
6 months to less than 1 year
12%
1 to less than 2 years
16%
2 to less than 4 years
27%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
12%
Greater than 10 years
11%