How does your organization and experience compare?
Dive into ISACA’s 2026 Tech Workplace and Culture infographic to find out!
Findings
2026 Tech Workplace and Culture infographic
Ever wonder how your organization and work experience compares to others around the world? ISACA surveyed more than a thousand tech professionals to uncover their experiences on topics such as career satisfaction, burnout rates, challenges and more. Explore the results, including the gender gaps uncovered, in this infographic.
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Expert Insights
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A raise tells you your work is valued today. However, it doesn’t tell you whether there’s room for you tomorrow. ISACA found that 76% are satisfied with their jobs, yet 65% would consider leaving within two years, with an unclear upward path the leading career obstacle for both women and men. Employers should take note: keeping people means giving them a future they can see.
MARY CARMICHAEL, CISA, CISM, CRISC
Field CISO, Western Canada at Bell Cyber
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Technology professionals need more than job satisfaction; they need to envision a workplace that helps support their future goals. The findings reinforce something I have seen throughout my career in cybersecurity and in mentoring women entering technology: retention is about access to opportunity, authority, mentorship, and an environment where women feel valued and heard. As a woman in cybersecurity, I’ve seen how access to the right role models and opportunities can turn potential into lasting leadership. Organizations that intentionally invest in career mobility, mentorship and inclusive leadership are better positioned to retain the diverse talent they need to navigate an increasingly complex technology landscape. Retention is ultimately built through trust and people are more likely to stay when they can see a future for themselves and believe their organization is invested in helping them get there.
APARNA ACHANTA
Principal Security Architect, IBM Consulting
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ISACA’s survey found that 33% of technology professionals say they do not see a clear upward path. In technology, progression is not only about promotion cadence, it is also about whether people are being trusted with larger problems, given greater decision-making authority, exposed to strategic work and given a clear understanding of what the next level actually requires. That is crucial when the survey also shows gaps in how much authority employees feel they have over company strategy, personnel and purchasing decisions. When experienced professionals continue to deliver but cannot see how their scope, influence or ownership will expand, the issue cannot be associated with just career satisfaction; organizations also risk losing experienced talent even when employees are otherwise satisfied with their roles. A credible career path has to make growth visible in both title and substance.
RIANAT ABBAS, CISM, PMP
Senior Associate, Enterprise Technology and Data Governance