Cognizant Engineering - Software & QA Salaries by 2.5 Lakh+ Employees (Updated 2025)

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Programmer Analyst 0 - 8 years exp. (30.9k salaries)	Unlock ₹2.4 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr
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Senior Associate 3 - 15 years exp. (30.4k salaries)	Unlock ₹9 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
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Software Engineer 0 - 7 years exp. (12.6k salaries)	Unlock ₹2 L/yr - ₹14.8 L/yr	1 job opening
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Project Associate 2 - 9 years exp. (11.8k salaries)	Unlock ₹5.9 L/yr - ₹19.9 L/yr
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Technical Lead 2 - 15 years exp. (7.9k salaries)	Unlock ₹6 L/yr - ₹26.3 L/yr
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Software Developer 0 - 8 years exp. (4.8k salaries)	Unlock ₹3.9 L/yr - ₹17.5 L/yr
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Softwaretest Engineer 1 - 7 years exp. (4.1k salaries)	Unlock ₹3 L/yr - ₹11.1 L/yr	1 job opening
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Senior Software Engineer 2 - 13 years exp. (3.9k salaries)	Unlock ₹6.4 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
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Junior Software Engineer 0 - 4 years exp. (3.8k salaries)	Unlock ₹2.7 L/yr - ₹8.4 L/yr
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Senior Project Associate 4 - 14 years exp. (3.6k salaries)	Unlock ₹9.6 L/yr - ₹33.2 L/yr
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Project Manager 8 - 20 years exp. (3k salaries)	Unlock ₹13.6 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr	2 job openings
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Programmer Analyst Trainee 0 - 2 years exp. (2.9k salaries)	Unlock ₹0.9 L/yr - ₹8.8 L/yr
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Senior Developer 2 - 12 years exp. (2.9k salaries)	Unlock ₹5.3 L/yr - ₹21.8 L/yr
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Test Analyst 0 - 8 years exp. (2.6k salaries)	Unlock ₹2.7 L/yr - ₹11.9 L/yr
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Devops Engineer 1 - 8 years exp. (1.9k salaries)	Unlock ₹3.7 L/yr - ₹16.1 L/yr	1 job opening
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Senior Test Analyst 2 - 13 years exp. (1.7k salaries)	Unlock ₹5.3 L/yr - ₹15.1 L/yr
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Associate Software Engineer 0 - 8 years exp. (1.7k salaries)	Unlock ₹4 L/yr - ₹15.4 L/yr
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Automation Test Engineer 0 - 9 years exp. (1.6k salaries)	Unlock ₹2.4 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr
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Salesforce Developer 0 - 6 years exp. (1.4k salaries)	Unlock ₹3.2 L/yr - ₹14.1 L/yr	1 job opening
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Senior Systems Engineer 0 - 7 years exp. (1.4k salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
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3.3

Rated by 20.2k employees for salary & benefits

Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 02 Mar 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

As working here is quite good when your manager is cooperative. Though In previous two years work and manager both was good no complaints for them and i worked from home till now and everyone was cool.

Salary - Good

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Dislikes

Now during current project my so called manager is psycho. Here in cognizant manager also do coding but he is like only I have to do everything and he just wants credit for it. Even to other squads he is like only he is doing work. He oftenly insulted me and two other team mates. I talked with my home manager but no benefit. Only you have to suffer in that scenario.

Company culture - Poor

Principal Engineer in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 24 Feb 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Lots of project, so job security is there. Work-life balance (again depends on the client and project).

Skill development - Good

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Dislikes

Extra benefits like (insurance and term insurance etc are not up to standard.) Salary hike is very less.

Software Engineer in Noida

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 21 Feb 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

CTS provides a good work life balance and decent salary. All other things depends on the type of project which you got.

Salary - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

As a fresher you will be getting support projects , so be aware before choosing any project.

Associate in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 20 Feb 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work-life balance (Although it depends on project to project) Good work culture and friendly team.

Job security - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

1. Salary 2. Scope to learn and apply it in project. CTS provides access to Udemy where we can enroll into courses as much as we want, but our team faced lack of opportunities to apply them in project.

Software Engineer2 in Noida

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0

• posted on 11 Feb 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Salary on time

Dislikes

No recognition Pathetic increments No promotion No onsite opportunities No free meal Paid parking Highly priced non sense meal You can learn skills from Udemy but will never get chance to apply them. Company culture is pathetic Job security is none. Work satisfaction. None

Skill development - Bad

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Java Full Stack Developer

Hyderabad / Secunderabad, Chennai +1

6-11 Yrs

Not Disclosed

Java Backend Developer

Hyderabad / Secunderabad, Chennai +1

6-11 Yrs

Not Disclosed

Cognizant is hiring For Automation Testing with java selenium

Hyderabad / Secunderabad, Chennai +1

6-10 Yrs

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cognizant is hiring For lease accounting - US shift - Hyderabad

Hyderabad / Secunderabad

4-9 Yrs

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Cognizant is hiring For Money Market - Trade settlement

Hyderabad / Secunderabad

4-9 Yrs

₹ 5-9 LPA

Walk in Drive on 8th Mar For SDET - Java Selenium Automation Engineer

Hyderabad / Secunderabad, Chennai +1

5-10 Yrs

₹ 7-14 LPA

Hiring For Fresher- Process executive -Data

Coimbatore

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Java Developer

Hyderabad / Secunderabad, Chennai +1

6-11 Yrs

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Openings For Project Management - HYD

Hyderabad / Secunderabad

8-13 Yrs

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Openings For J2EE- Hyd/B'lore- Interview on 8 Mar 25

Hyderabad / Secunderabad, Bangalore / Bengaluru

6-9 Yrs

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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 2.5L Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.3/5 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 ₹18.50 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.55 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 ₹0.9 Lakh to ₹4.6 Lakhs per year and so on.

What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?

The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹1.8 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?

According to AmbitionBox, 31% of the Cognizant employees in Engineering - Software & QA Department reported a notice period of 2 Months, 31% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 1.2L responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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