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ENGINEERING INTELLIGENCE INDEX 2025

Written by SPREAD Team | 17.11.2025

THE STATE OF SOFTWARE-DEFINED PRODUCT ENGINEERING IN 2025

The Engineering Intelligence Index 2025 examines how engineers are navigating the growing complexity of software-defined products. Based on survey data from engineering leaders across manufacturing industries in the US and Europe, the report provides a fact-based overview of current challenges, costs, operational and technology needs, AI-readiness, and emerging practices in engineering.

What’s inside the report

 
  • How engineering leaders are responding to the unprecedented complexity and cost pressure of software-defined products  
  • The factors causing the engineering productivity gap
  • The underlying data problem in core engineering workflows
  • Where engineering leaders see the biggest potential