Technology, Science, Research North America July 2026
~1.7m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~200
Organizations
These insights represent ~1.7m questions answered from ~200 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
Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Aviation & Aerospace, Defense & Space, Chemicals, Research
Reported gender breakdown
Male
61%
Female
39%
Non-Binary
0.03%
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.
71% of Technology, Science, Research North America employees are engaged
This is in the top 46% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 14 and is in the bottom 47% compared with the overall average.
How does Technology, Science, Research North America compare?
People in Technology, Science, Research North America were much more positive than average regarding Growth and Ownership.
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research North America had much lower favorable scores than average in Equity, Learning & Development, and Workplace Engagement.
People working in Technology, Science, Research North America 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 North America are less engaged than Banking (200-500), Asia (0-100), Investment Management, and Asia (1000-5000).
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research North America had 93% of people agreeing that they understand how their work contributes to %[Company]%'s mission (+0% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Contribution to Broader Purpose.
People in Technology, Science, Research North America were generally least favourable about Equity, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 14% of people disagreeing (+0% 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 North America organizations.
1 The leaders at %[Company]% demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | Leadership |
2 %[Company]% is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | Learning & Development |
3 The leaders at %[Company]% have communicated a vision that motivates me | Leadership |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+1% 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
9%
1 to less than 2 years
16%
2 to less than 4 years
24%
4 to less than 6 years
16%
6 to less than 10 years
13%
Greater than 10 years
15%
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