Technology, Science, Research Europe July 2026
~1.2m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~85
Organizations
These insights represent ~1.2m questions answered from ~85 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, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Defense & Space, Research, Aviation & Aerospace, Chemicals
Reported gender breakdown
Male
64%
Female
36%
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.
66% of Technology, Science, Research Europe employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 39% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 4 and is in the bottom 20% compared with the overall average.
How does Technology, Science, Research Europe compare?
People in Technology, Science, Research Europe were much more positive than average regarding Growth and Ownership.
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research Europe had much lower favorable scores than average in Equity, Feedback & Recognition, and Action.
People working in Technology, Science, Research Europe are more engaged than Management Consulting United Kingdom, Management Consulting Europe, Information Technology & Services Germany, and Consulting & Staffing United Kingdom. People working in Technology, Science, Research Europe are less engaged than Non Profits, Hospitality United States, Internet, and Hospitality.
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research Europe had 88% 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 Management.
People in Technology, Science, Research Europe were generally least favourable about Equity, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 21% 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 Europe organizations.
1 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | Alignment & Involvement |
2 At %[Company]% we act on promising new or innovative ideas | Innovation |
3 We are encouraged to be innovative even though some of our initiatives may not succeed | Innovation |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 24% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+5% 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
1%
3 months to 6 months
2%
6 months to less than 1 year
6%
1 to less than 2 years
12%
2 to less than 4 years
19%
4 to less than 6 years
14%
6 to less than 10 years
15%
Greater than 10 years
32%
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