Cognizant New Delhi Lead Software Engineer Salaries by 3 Employees (Updated 2025)

8 - 15 years exp.

₹17 Lakhs - ₹26.4 Lakhs

Low Confidence

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At par with the average Lead Software Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 8 - 15 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Lead Software Engineer Salary 14 - 15 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹25 L/yr - ₹26.7 L/yr
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BFSI, Investments & Trading Lead Software Engineer Salary 8 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹17 L/yr - ₹26.6 L/yr

Last Updated: 27 Feb 2025

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Cognizant Lead Software Engineer Salary

8 - 15 years exp. (3 salaries)

₹17 L/yr - ₹26.4 L/yr

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HCLTech Lead Software Engineer Salary 4 - 7 years exp. (10 salaries)	₹7.5 L/yr - ₹31 L/yr 27% less
Capgemini Lead Software Engineer Salary 3 - 11 years exp. (18 salaries)	₹7.6 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr 35% less	27 job openings
Accenture Lead Software Engineer Salary 8 - 10 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹16 L/yr - ₹20.8 L/yr 26% less
Virtusa Consulting Services Lead Software Engineer Salary 4 - 11 years exp. (18 salaries)	₹9.8 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr 24% less	2 job openings

Lead Software Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹17 Lakhs to ₹26.4 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 15 years. Salary estimates are based on 3 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Lead Software Engineer salaries in New Delhi

Last Updated: 27 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹17 L/yr - ₹43.6 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹22 L/yr - ₹28.2 L/yr
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10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹22.3 L/yr - ₹28.5 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹22.5 L/yr - ₹28.8 L/yr
12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹22.8 L/yr - ₹29.1 L/yr
13 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹23 L/yr - ₹29.4 L/yr
14 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹25 L/yr - ₹46.6 L/yr
15+ years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹25 L/yr - ₹47.3 L/yr

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1.0

• posted on 04 Feb 2025

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Worst of Worstest. no sleep no hike no work life balance toxic co workers no cab facility no proper response we dont know who is our HR till we resigned. never Join Cts.

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everything. expect for some sweet peope I meet there. worst

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Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

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2.0

• posted on 30 Jan 2025

2.0

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Opportunities to learn, security of job

Job security - Good

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Management will not care about your problems. Salary is low compared to competitors. They'll change your project at September and for year end rating they'll simply say we haven't got chance to fully understand your capabilities as you've recently joined in the project. Every year this loop continues. No matter how hard you work or how many appreciations you get from client. "The more number of days you're in the same LOB, the more rating you'll get." (This is the excuse I've got when I questioned about the rating, despite having multiple client appreciations). This demotivates for sure!

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IT & Information Security Department

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Hi everyone, I’m considering an opportunity at Cognizant and would love to hear from current and former employees. What’s the salary growth like compared to industry standards? Any insights on learning opportunities and career progression? A few details regarding my profile: YOE- 6 | Tech- Mainframe | CCTC - 11 | Offered - 17.7 Getting a project in Cognizant is also not an issue for me as I used to work there and now, I'm going back to the same project. Would really appreciate your thoughts and experiences. Thanks in advance! #Cognizant #CareerAdvice #JobChange #ITIndustry #WorkLifeBalance #SalaryGrowth

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Cognizant Lead Software Engineer salary in New Delhi ranges between ₹17 Lakhs to ₹26.4 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 3 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.