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Cognizant Contractor salaries in Chennai

Annual salary range
3 - 7 years exp.
₹5 Lakhs - ₹10 Lakhs
Salary of majority employees
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83% more than the average Contractor Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 3 - 7 years of experience

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Last Updated: 16 Jan 2024

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Contractor salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹5 Lakhs to ₹10 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 7 years. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Contractor salaries in Chennai

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3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹5 L/yr - ₹12.5 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹6.6 L/yr - ₹13.6 L/yr
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹3.7 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Contractor

Project Planning Test Planning Requirement Gathering Defect Management Project Development Relationship Management Photoshop Test execution Project Management Project Development Defect Management Test Strategy Captivate Customer Relationship Service Management

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.3

Rated by 2 employees for salary & benefits

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IT & Information Security Department

4.0
  •  posted on 22 Oct 2024

4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work culture is great. There is lot of effort & importance given to training & reskilling.

Dislikes

Pay package is not the best but ifs OK. Even after honestly working with your best efforts & good ratings, you will not get promotion unless you really push for it.

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Project & Program Management Department

4.0
  •  posted on 01 Oct 2024

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Likes

Cognizant has large number of client in various domains providing a lot of opportunities across the world. I have got an opprtunity to work at different locations and in diversified tools and technologies and various domains. It has helped me build a robust career and helped me grow along with the organization.

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Dislikes

Frequently changing revision cycles, changing promotions process and cycles and very less salary hikes. Also for the veteran employees, salary standards are very low compard to the market standards

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 10 Sep 2024

3.0
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Likes

Clear salary structure

Dislikes

Micromanagement of work from office Tug of war between Cognizant tasks and client tasks Irregular appraisal cycles Remove senior members from the team and onboard junior members Upper Management creates unnecessary facade to generate fake buzz

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Project & Program Management Department

4.0
  •  posted on 11 Jun 2024

4.0
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Likes

I know what is my salary, which wasn't the case of Infosys loke conpanies where one need to master mathematics to understand whats their take home salary

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Dislikes

Nothing so far. Will update when i go thru one in future

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BFSI, Investments & Trading Department

1.0
  •  posted on 24 Apr 2024

2.0
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Likes

Variable is less compared to other companies. Salary on time.

Dislikes

They are doing background verification by: 1. UAN Service History (Unethical Practice) 2. All past companies PF statements 3. All past companies HR and Managers Email Id and Mobile Number (Unethical) 4. Experience Letters of all past companies. 5. Bank statements of all past companies. 6. Salary Slip of all past companies. Apart from this: Managers don't trust employees. No timely hikes and promotions. Dictatorship is very common.

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Cognizant Contractor Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Contractor at Cognizant Chennai?
Contractor salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹10.0 Lakhs for experience between 3 years to 7 years. According to our estimates it is 83% more than the average Contractor Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.
How does the salary of a Contractor at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Contractor at Cognizant is 83% more than the average salary of a Contractor in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Contractor at Cognizant?
Project Planning, Test Planning, Requirement Gathering, Defect Management and Project Development are some of the popular skills required to work as a Contractor at Cognizant Chennai.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Contractor in Chennai?
  • HCLTech Contractor Salary - ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Contractor in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?
  • HCL Group Contractor Salary - ₹2.9 Lakhs to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Contractor Salary - ₹1.0 Lakhs to ₹4.2 Lakhs per year
  • TCS Contractor Salary - ₹2.1 Lakhs to ₹3.0 Lakhs per year
  • Passionpreneur Publishing Contractor Salary - ₹0.6 Lakhs to ₹0.8 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Contractor at Cognizant in Chennai?
The estimated take-home salary of a Contractor at Cognizant ranges between ₹54,096 per month to ₹55,446 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Contractor salary in India which ranges between ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹10.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 7 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Contractor at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 50% of the Cognizant Contractors in Chennai reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 50% reported a notice period of 1 Month.This is based on 2 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Contractor salary in Chennai ranges between ₹5 Lakhs to ₹10 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 6 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.