Technology, Science, Research DACH January 2026
~150k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~40
Organizations
These insights represent ~150k questions answered from ~40 organizations, collected between January 2025 and December 2025.
To ensure accuracy and stability of Emerging benchmarks we may use statistical sampling methods. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Chemicals, Research, Aviation & Aerospace, Defense & Space
Reported gender breakdown
Male
65%
Female
35%
Non-Binary
0.05%
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.
68% of Technology, Science, Research DACH employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 42% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is -9 and is in the bottom 2% compared with the overall average.
How does Technology, Science, Research DACH compare?
People in Technology, Science, Research DACH were much more positive than average regarding Voice and Inclusion.
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research DACH had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Service & Quality Focus, and Feedback & Recognition.
People working in Technology, Science, Research DACH are more engaged than Nonprofit Organization Management United Kingdom, Creative & Media Central Europe, Manufacturing Japan, and Computer Software Benelux. People working in Technology, Science, Research DACH are less engaged than United States (200-500), Professional Services > 5000, Hospitality (200-500), and Hong Kong (1000-5000).
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research DACH had 90% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Inclusion.
People in Technology, Science, Research DACH 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 16% of people disagreeing (-1% below average).
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, 8% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-2% 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
0.86%
3 months to 6 months
1%
6 months to less than 1 year
4%
1 to less than 2 years
9%
2 to less than 4 years
23%
4 to less than 6 years
19%
6 to less than 10 years
14%
Greater than 10 years
29%