New study reveals what really drives revenue per engineer
Bill Doerrfeld | April 10, 2025
My latest post on LeadDev explores the factors that contribute to higher revenue per engineer.
New benchmarking from DX reveals how areas like R&D spend, org size, and growth rate move the needle.
The factors correlated with higher RpE include:
- Investing more in research and development — especially in vendor tools and services
- Having a startup mindset — companies founded after 2010 show higher RpE
- Maintaining steady year-over-year revenue growth — not scaling wildly, but not stagnating either
Engineering has long been a black box, so it’s refreshing to see data on what actually contributes to higher performance.
Check out my full analysis on LeadDev!
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