State of Engineering Management · 2026

Fifteen questions, ten minutes.

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About You

Which best describes your current role?

How many years have you spent in engineering management?

How many direct reports do you have?

How many engineers work in your organisation?

Where are you based?

How does your team primarily work?

The Practice

How much of your week do you spend writing or reviewing code?

What are your biggest challenges right now? (choose up to 3)

How did you learn engineering management? (choose all that apply)

How often do you hold one-on-ones with each direct report?

What impact have AI coding tools had on your team’s productivity so far?

The Discipline

Does your organisation define what good engineering management looks like (a competency framework)?

Have you ever been assessed on management capability itself, rather than on delivery results?

When hiring engineering managers, how valuable would an independent, examination-based credential be?

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