Technology, Science, Research Western Europe July 2026
~330k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~50
Organizations
These insights represent ~330k questions answered from ~50 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
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, Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Defense & Space, Research, Chemicals, Aviation & Aerospace
Reported gender breakdown
Male
55%
Female
45%
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.
66% of Technology, Science, Research Western Europe employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 36% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 12 and is in the bottom 41% compared with the overall average.
How does Technology, Science, Research Western Europe compare?
On the lower side, people in Technology, Science, Research Western Europe had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Feedback & Recognition, and Service & Quality Focus.
People working in Technology, Science, Research Western 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 Western Europe are less engaged than Education (100-200), Utilities United States, Utilities North America, and Thailand.
The highest scoring question for Technology, Science, Research Western Europe had 89% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+0% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Technology, Science, Research Western Europe were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 19% of people disagreeing (+5% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% 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
0.98%
3 months to 6 months
2%
6 months to less than 1 year
6%
1 to less than 2 years
10%
2 to less than 4 years
15%
4 to less than 6 years
11%
6 to less than 10 years
14%
Greater than 10 years
41%
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