Cognizant Hyderabad / Secunderabad Big Data Engineer Salaries by 40+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 9 years exp.

₹4.4 Lakhs - ₹19.2 Lakhs

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5% more than the average Big Data Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 9 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Big Data Engineer Salary 2 - 9 years exp. (23 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.8 L/yr - ₹19.7 L/yr
Data Science & Analytics Big Data Engineer Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr
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IT & Information Security Big Data Engineer Salary 3 - 4 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹5.5 L/yr - ₹15.8 L/yr

Last Updated: 8 Feb 2025

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Cognizant Big Data Engineer Salary

2 - 9 years exp. (41 salaries)

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₹4.4 L/yr - ₹19.2 L/yr

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TCS Big Data Engineer Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (149 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.5 L/yr - ₹11.5 L/yr 39% less
Infosys Big Data Engineer Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (41 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.4 L/yr - ₹11.8 L/yr 36% less
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Wipro Big Data Engineer Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (22 salaries)	Unlock ₹4 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr 19% less	2 job openings
HCLTech Big Data Engineer Salary 2 - 9 years exp. (12 salaries)	Unlock ₹5.5 L/yr - ₹21 L/yr 13% more	1 job opening
Tech Mahindra Big Data Engineer Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (24 salaries)	Unlock ₹4 L/yr - ₹11.8 L/yr 28% less
Accenture Big Data Engineer Salary 1 - 7 years exp. (31 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.8 L/yr - ₹13.8 L/yr 26% less
Capgemini Big Data Engineer Salary 2 - 7 years exp. (43 salaries)	Unlock ₹4 L/yr - ₹13.9 L/yr 23% less
IBM Big Data Engineer Salary 1 - 10 years exp. (33 salaries)	Unlock ₹5.8 L/yr - ₹19 L/yr 28% more
LTIMindtree Big Data Engineer Salary 1 - 7 years exp. (29 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.4 L/yr - ₹14.8 L/yr 17% less
Genpact Big Data Engineer Salary 3 - 7 years exp. (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.7 L/yr - ₹16.7 L/yr 15% less
HCL Group Big Data Engineer Salary 3 - 5 years exp. (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹5.5 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr 11% less
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NTT Data Big Data Engineer Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹6.2 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr 20% less

Big Data Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹19.2 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 9 years. Salary estimates are based on 41 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Big Data Engineer salaries in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

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2 years (7 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹8.3 L/yr
3 years (8 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.4 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr
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4 years (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹5.5 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr
5 years (10 salaries)	Unlock ₹6.3 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr
6 years (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹8 L/yr - ₹19 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹12 L/yr - ₹22.8 L/yr
8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹5.5 L/yr - ₹19.5 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹6 L/yr - ₹19.9 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Big Data Engineer

Big Data Spark Spark Python Pyspark Big Data Hdfs YARN Performance Tuning Hive Hadoop SQL Queries Shell Scripting Program Management Data Processing

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4.3

Rated by 2 employees for salary & benefits

Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 18 Jan 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

Dislikes

Cognizant will not pay you well , Even if you are eligible for a better pay at the correct time they will release you from the project so that they don't have to promote you

Salary - Poor

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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion

Work satisfaction - Good

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Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

Salary - Good

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The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

Promotions - Poor

Programmer Analyst in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 08 Jan 2025

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for Salary and Benefits

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I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.

Skill development - Excellent

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Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.

Programmer Analyst in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 04 Jan 2025

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Salary comes on time. Leaves also gets approved easily.

Salary - Excellent

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No work life balance. No projects in company so they silently fires. Not so good culture. Not so get promotion(1-5%hike only) or no benefits (whole year). Not that much bonus yearly.

Skill development - Poor

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What is the salary of Big Data Engineer at Cognizant Hyderabad / Secunderabad?

Big Data Engineer salary at Cognizant in Hyderabad / Secunderabad ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹19.2 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 9 years. According to our estimates it is 5% more than the average Big Data Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 41 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Hyderabad / Secunderabad.

How does the salary of a Big Data Engineer at Cognizant Hyderabad / Secunderabad compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Big Data Engineer at Cognizant is 5% more than the average salary of a Big Data Engineer in Hyderabad / Secunderabad. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Big Data Engineer at Cognizant?

Big Data, Spark, Spark, Python and Pyspark are some of the popular skills required to work as a Big Data Engineer at Cognizant Hyderabad / Secunderabad.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Big Data Engineer in Hyderabad / Secunderabad?

IBM Big Data Engineer Salary - ₹5.8 Lakhs to ₹19.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Big Data Engineer Salary - ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Big Data Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in Hyderabad / Secunderabad?

HCL Group Big Data Engineer Salary - ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
Genpact Big Data Engineer Salary - ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹16.7 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Big Data Engineer Salary - ₹3.4 Lakhs to ₹14.8 Lakhs per year
Wipro Big Data Engineer Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹14.6 Lakhs per year
NTT Data Big Data Engineer Salary - ₹6.2 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Big Data Engineer at Cognizant in Hyderabad / Secunderabad?

The estimated take-home salary of a Big Data Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹77,437 per month to ₹79,447 per month in Hyderabad / Secunderabad. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Big Data Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹19.2 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 9 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Big Data Engineer at Cognizant in Hyderabad / Secunderabad?

According to AmbitionBox, 32% of the Cognizant Big Data Engineers in Hyderabad / Secunderabad reported a notice period of 1 Month, 26% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 19 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Big Data Engineer salary in Hyderabad / Secunderabad ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹19.2 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 41 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.