Technology, Science, Research Germany January 2026
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Chemicals, Medical Devices, Research, Aviation & Aerospace
Reported gender breakdown
Male
67%
Female
33%
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 Germany employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 39% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is -12 and is the lowest scoring group compared with the overall average.
How does Technology, Science, Research Germany compare?
People in Technology, Science, Research Germany were much more positive than average regarding Inclusion.
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research Germany had much lower favorable scores than average in Service & Quality Focus, Action, and Feedback & Recognition.
People working in Technology, Science, Research Germany 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 Germany are less engaged than Information Technology & Services (200-500), Professional Services Australia, Information Technology & Services United States, and Nonprofit Organization Management (100-200).
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research Germany 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 Germany were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'Generally, the right people are rewarded and recognized at %[Company]%' with 17% of people disagreeing (+5% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% 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
0.72%
3 months to 6 months
1%
6 months to less than 1 year
4%
1 to less than 2 years
8%
2 to less than 4 years
19%
4 to less than 6 years
20%
6 to less than 10 years
15%
Greater than 10 years
33%