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Cognizant Engineering - Software & QA Department Salaries in Chennai

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Designation Avg Annual Salary Open Jobs

Senior Associate

3 - 15 years exp. · Chennai (9.2k salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

Programmer Analyst

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (8k salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

Technical Lead

2 - 15 years exp. · Chennai (2.5k salaries)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹24.7 L/yr

Project Associate

2 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (2.1k salaries)
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₹5.6 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

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Software Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (1.8k salaries)
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₹2.1 L/yr - ₹14.7 L/yr

1 job opening

Software Developer

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (891 salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr

Test Analyst

1 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (799 salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹11.9 L/yr

Project Manager

8 - 20 years exp. · Chennai (733 salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr

2 job openings

Senior Software Engineer

2 - 13 years exp. · Chennai (703 salaries)
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₹5.7 L/yr - ₹27.2 L/yr

Senior Developer

2 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (703 salaries)
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₹4.6 L/yr - ₹20.5 L/yr

Senior Test Analyst

2 - 13 years exp. · Chennai (680 salaries)
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₹5.6 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr

Senior Project Associate

4 - 14 years exp. · Chennai (582 salaries)
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₹8.1 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr

Softwaretest Engineer

1 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (568 salaries)
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₹2.9 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

Junior Software Engineer

0 - 4 years exp. · Chennai (537 salaries)
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₹2.8 L/yr - ₹8.2 L/yr

Programmer Analyst Trainee

0 - 2 years exp. · Chennai (450 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr

Programmer

0 - 3 years exp. · Chennai (401 salaries)
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₹1.4 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr

Automation Test Engineer

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (371 salaries)
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₹2.9 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr

Senior Systems Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (328 salaries)
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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr

Associate Software Engineer

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (315 salaries)
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₹4.9 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr

Test Lead

6 - 16 years exp. · Chennai (261 salaries)
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₹6.6 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr

Last Updated: 14 Feb, 2025

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3.4

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Associate in Chennai

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0
  •  posted on 23 Jan 2025
3.0
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Likes

No salary issues and if you get proper project and colleague your are good to go. Every 6 months there is a skill up process you can utilise to improve your self.

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Dislikes

PM not having technical knowledge and worst experience in support project . Talent management team not having proper tacking they didn't care about your skills match with your project. Hike is also low always 3 ratings for support projects. There is no straight point of contact to enquire anything. Cognizant not tracking if you are extending time in your client projects it's depends on your project and higher level.

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  • Work satisfaction - Bad

Programmer Analyst in Chennai

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 08 Jan 2025
3.0
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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.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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Dislikes

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

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Programmer in Chennai

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 17 Aug 2024
2.0
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Likes

They provide very intense skill development process

  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

Salary compensation for BSc graduates is very low even after completing probabtion period they are not paying well it takes two years to get salary of a engineer graduate who gets at his first month.

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  • Salary - Poor

Associate Software Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 06 Jul 2024
4.0
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Likes

Salary was good when you joining Some colleagues are good and friendly

  • Salary - Good

Dislikes

Depend on project and managers you got Dont expect promotion Salary hike will be delayed You have to work all weekends if needed

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  • Skill development - Poor
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Senior Associate in Chennai

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 21 Jun 2024
5.0
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Likes

Seperate group for development and testing and support Project will be assigned based on that Good salary in hand without much deduction Skill can be improved by learning internally and practice

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  • Salary - Excellent
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Work life balance is based on project

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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ₹0.2 Lakh to ₹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 63.2k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.4/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18.44 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.49 lakhs per year.
What is the minimum salary in Cognizant?
Minimum salary at Cognizant depends on the role you are applying for. For Processing Executive the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹0.7 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ₹11 Lakhs to ₹15 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Development Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant in Engineering - Software & QA Department in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 42% of the Cognizant employees in Engineering - Software & QA Department in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 29% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 20.4k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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