Cognizant Lead Quality Engineer Salaries by 20+ Employees (Updated 2025)

6 - 14 years exp.

₹9 Lakhs - ₹17 Lakhs

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23% less than the average Lead Quality Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 6 - 14 years of experience

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Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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TCS Lead Quality Engineer Salary 6 - 10 years exp. (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹8 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr 1% less
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Lead Quality Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹9 Lakhs to ₹17 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 14 years. Salary estimates are based on 21 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Lead Quality Engineer salaries

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6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹9.8 L/yr - ₹18.7 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹9.9 L/yr - ₹19.4 L/yr
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8 years (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹9 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr
9 years (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹10.2 L/yr - ₹13.7 L/yr
10 years (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹10 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr
11 years (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹9.4 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr
12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹11 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr
13 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹5.1 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr
14 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹5.3 L/yr - ₹15.2 L/yr

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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

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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

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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

Associate Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 24 Dec 2024

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for Salary and Benefits

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Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.

Skill development - Good

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1. Salary and hikes are low. 2. Poor employee welfare activities, once a year they take you out for team lunch. If you missed then nothing, no gifts, abs nothing, saving so much money but gives back nothing.

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 28 Nov 2024

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Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.

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Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 10 Nov 2024

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for Salary and Benefits

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Long term projects but mainly support projects. Flexible work timings On time salary and some increment every year Scope to show case your skills

Skill development - Good

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Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

Job security - Poor

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What is the salary of Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant?

Lead Quality Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹17.0 Lakhs for experience between 6 years to 14 years. According to our estimates it is 23% less than the average Lead Quality Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 21 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant is 23% less than the average salary of a Lead Quality Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant?

Project Development, Test Strategy, Test scripts, Test Management and Test Planning are some of the popular skills required to work as a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant India.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Lead Quality Engineer in India?

Capgemini Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹16.0 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹9.8 Lakhs to ₹22.9 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Lead Quality Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

TCS Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹15.0 Lakhs per year
Infosys Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹7.6 Lakhs to ₹14.0 Lakhs per year
Wipro Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹6.3 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹10.0 Lakhs per year
HCL Group Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹8.5 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹83,998 per month to ₹86,194 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Lead Quality Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹17.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 14 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 81% of the Cognizant Lead Quality Engineers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 13% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 16 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Lead Quality Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹9 Lakhs to ₹17 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 21 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.