The United Kingdom benchmark represents people who work in United Kingdom. It covers all industries and functions. The benchmark includes people who work in United Kingdom but their organizations have headquarters in other countries. This benchmark only includes organizations of size 200–500 employees.
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
Computer Software
28%
Information Technology and Services
13%
Internet
9%
Financial Services
4%
Marketing and Advertising
4%
Management Consulting
3%
Investment Management
3%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
3%
Commercial Real Estate
3%
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.
This is in the top 27% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 22 and is in the top 22% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 87% 5% above global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 72% 3% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 89% 3% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 56% 1% above global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 62% 1% below global average |
People working in United Kingdom 200–500) are more engaged than Professional Services DACH, Marketing & Advertising Female, Professional Services Western Europe, and Retail United Kingdom. People working in United Kingdom 200–500) are less engaged than Investment Management Male, Investment Management North America, Investment Management Northern America, and Investment Management United States.
The highest scoring question for United Kingdom 200–500) had 92% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in United Kingdom 200–500) 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 16% of people disagreeing (+2% above average).
In the short term, 18% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 10% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-2% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 78% favorable Leadership |
2 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 76% favorable Leadership |
3 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 59% favorable Learning & Development |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.8 stars (+0) |
Culture and Values | 3.9 stars (+0) |
Work Life Balance | 3.9 stars (+0.1) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.8 stars (+0.2) |
Career Opportunities | 3.7 stars (+0.2) |
Recommend to Friend | 73.5% (+2.5) |
CEO Approval | 86.0% (+2) |
Organizations in the United Kingdom (200–500) benchmark on average gave 10% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is below the overall average of 10% and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark are more likely to share via offline and traditional formats.
An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).
Global average
10%
United Kingdom (200–500)
10%
People in United Kingdom 200–500) were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making, Company Performance, and Leadership.
On the lower side, People in United Kingdom 200–500) had much lower favorable scores than average in Learning & Development.
Insights data provided by Culture Amp.
What makes Insights special? Gain a deeper understanding of how they work.