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13.2%

13.2% -- promotion rate for U.S.-based employees at 276 technology companies (2018)

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Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-03

2018 · n=276 · Radford

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13.2%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2018

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U.S.-based employees at 276 technology companies

Sample Size

276

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Radford Primary Tier A

https://radford.aon.com/insights/articles/2019/use-employee-mobility-data-to-uncover-potential-probl… ↗

Confidence: 32/100 Vintage: 2018 Channel: Wayback

Source Article

How to Use Employee Mobility Data to Uncover Potential Problems in Your Workforce

How to Use Employee Mobility Data to Uncover Potential Problems in Your Workforce New technology tools allow us to benchmark turnover, promotions, demotions, hiring and lateral transfers in the technology sector — unlocking important insights about your workforce. - Practice Areas: People Analytics …

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Methodology

Employee mobility data from Radford Global Technology Survey (Oct 2017 - Oct 2018)

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IndustryTechnology RegionUS

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U.S.-based employees at 276 technology companies: 13.2% promotion rate. Source: Radford (2018). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/tech-employee-promotion-2018

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