Cognizant Backend Developer Salaries by 80+ Employees (Updated 2024)

0 - 6 years exp.

₹3 Lakhs - ₹9.8 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

26% less than the average Backend Developer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 6 years of experience

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Salaries in different departments

Engineering - Software & QA Backend Developer Salary 0 - 6 years exp. (61 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹10.4 L/yr
BFSI, Investments & Trading Backend Developer Salary 2 - 3 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr
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Customer Success, Service & Operations Backend Developer Salary 1 year exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.1 L/yr - ₹8.9 L/yr

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024

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Genpact Backend Developer Salary 0 - 7 years exp. (11 salaries)	₹6.4 L/yr - ₹18.6 L/yr 71% more	5 job openings
Concentrix Corporation Backend Developer Salary 0 - 1 year exp. (7 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹4.3 L/yr 47% less
DXC Technology Backend Developer Salary 2 - 3 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr 18% less
HCL Group Backend Developer Salary 1 - 4 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr 12% less
Wipro Infotech Backend Developer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr 3% less
Atos Backend Developer Salary 1 - 17 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹5.8 L/yr - ₹7.3 L/yr 3% less
Atos Syntel Backend Developer Salary 2 - 16 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹22.5 L/yr 50% more
NielsenIQ Backend Developer Salary Fresher (4 salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹11.8 L/yr 69% more

Backend Developer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹3 Lakhs to ₹9.8 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 6 years. Salary estimates are based on 81 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Backend Developer salaries

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
Fresher (3 salaries)	₹1.3 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr
1 year (23 salaries)	₹3.1 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
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2 years (25 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr
3 years (14 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
4 years (9 salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹13.5 L/yr
5 years (4 salaries)	₹6.8 L/yr - ₹15.4 L/yr
6 years (3 salaries)	₹9.1 L/yr - ₹10.2 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Backend Developer

Java Java Spring Boot Microservices Microservices Cq5 Java Spring Boot AEM Hibernate Osgi Spring Mvc Spring Boot AWS AWS Backend

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

2.9

Rated by 8 employees for salary & benefits

Programmer in Pune

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 08 Nov 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Learning skills are good, they have provided lot of courses so that we can learn new skills and upgrade ourselves.

Dislikes

Salary, hike is also not much. being a programmer I am working same as my colleagues who are PA but I am getting paid very less compared to them.

Data Engineer in Kolkata

Full Time

BFSI, Investments & Trading Department

3.0

• posted on 01 Nov 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

1.Flexible timing 2.Good and helpful managers.

Dislikes

Low salary hike Delay in promotion No work life balance 3days mandatory WFO. if you not follow, it will affects your promotion Did not get paid for over time

Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 16 Oct 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

1. Skill development 2. Work life balance (depends on project & manager) 3. Hybrid model (only for those who are allocated to project if the project wants hybrid otherwise typical 5 day work)

Dislikes

1. Carrer growth🤧 2. Salary hikes ( 4 percent for 5 ⭐ 😮‍💨) 3. Less projects for freshers. Most of the freshers will be on bench or be non billable without work for more than 1.5 years. Then force them to give up if they are still not billable😴. 4. Relocation: This is one the worst thing in the company, If you are working in your desired city it's good. But, most of the times you may have ODC in your city but still they call you/force you to relocate to CHENNAI otherwise you should put the papers, which is one of the worst cities in India to live with respect to language, weather, food, pgs/flats availability, which is subjected to cyclones every year and you will struck in the middle.

Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

3.0

• posted on 15 Oct 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

There skill development programs will be very good. Salary comes on time no delays.

Dislikes

Continuous hiring Long bench for freshers They will torture us to a point that we just want to resign. Work life balance is a joke.

Technical Lead in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 08 Oct 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing much, it's average service type company with decent salary. But leaves are good. 30 leaves per year in a service company is really commendable.

Dislikes

1. They hire based on prospective projects, and often the projects don't land. And then they have very limited time on bench, hence job security is an issue. 2. Work from office schedule is very strict, there should be some flexibility. 3. No proper employee benefits such as outings or lunches or parties, all they care about is billing. 4. Little too much of micro-management

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What is the salary of Backend Developer at Cognizant?

Backend Developer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹9.8 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 6 years. According to our estimates it is 26% less than the average Backend Developer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 81 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Backend Developer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Backend Developer at Cognizant is 26% less than the average salary of a Backend Developer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Backend Developer at Cognizant?

Java, Java, Spring Boot, Microservices and Microservices are some of the popular skills required to work as a Backend Developer at Cognizant India.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Backend Developer in India?

Microsoft Corporation Backend Developer Salary - ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹52.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Backend Developer Salary - ₹8.2 Lakhs to ₹31.3 Lakhs per year
Oracle Backend Developer Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹19.0 Lakhs per year
Genpact Backend Developer Salary - ₹6.4 Lakhs to ₹18.6 Lakhs per year
NielsenIQ Backend Developer Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹11.8 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Backend Developer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

Atos Syntel Backend Developer Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹22.5 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Backend Developer Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹10.0 Lakhs per year
Atos Backend Developer Salary - ₹5.8 Lakhs to ₹7.3 Lakhs per year
Wipro Infotech Backend Developer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Backend Developer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹10.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Backend Developer at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Backend Developer at Cognizant ranges between ₹49,258 per month to ₹50,421 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Backend Developer salary in India which ranges between ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹9.8 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 6 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Backend Developer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 37% of the Cognizant Backend Developers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 22% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 51 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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