Cognizant QA Lead Salaries by 100+ Employees (Updated 2025)

6 - 15 years exp.

₹6.4 Lakhs - ₹23.6 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

11% less than the average QA Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 6 - 15 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA QA Lead Salary 6 - 15 years exp. (144 salaries)	₹6.4 L/yr - ₹23.8 L/yr
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Quality Assurance QA Lead Salary 7 - 15 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr

Last Updated: 7 Jan 2025

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QA Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹6.4 Lakhs to ₹23.6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 15 years. Salary estimates are based on 165 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant QA Lead salaries

Last Updated: 7 Jan 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
6 years (8 salaries)	₹6.4 L/yr - ₹11.7 L/yr
7 years (13 salaries)	₹7.3 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
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8 years (20 salaries)	₹6.6 L/yr - ₹19 L/yr
9 years (26 salaries)	₹7.6 L/yr - ₹18.5 L/yr
10 years (23 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr
11 years (25 salaries)	₹6.4 L/yr - ₹23.5 L/yr
12 years (22 salaries)	₹8.5 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr
13 years (17 salaries)	₹8.5 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr
14 years (9 salaries)	₹15 L/yr - ₹28.5 L/yr
15+ years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹14 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for QA Lead

QA Oracle Retail PoS Java Selenium Python Testing

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.0

Rated by 15 employees for salary & benefits

QA Lead in Kolkata

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 28 Aug 2021

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

As a QA resource, I can vouch for the Job Security and Benefits. But not much good things to say about this company. One advice, if you need to join Cognizant, choose technology on your term, before joining. Learning scope is there as one of the leading learning platform is free for all associates. But if don't get opportunity to work on new skills, not very useful.

Dislikes

Compensation does not increase if you are not a lateral hire. From Testing side, Leadership is poor from Estimation & Planning perspective. Hence in most projects either severe work pressure or sudden high number of ramp downs. Some projects are like black-hole if you get in, impossible to get out unless you resign. Yearly Rating system is biased. Managers and Sr. Managers need more training in soft skill.

Associate Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 24 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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

Dislikes

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

4.0

• posted on 28 Nov 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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.

Dislikes

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

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Nov 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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

Dislikes

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

Senior Associate in Kochi

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 02 Nov 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

They offer competitive salary package. That’s all.

Dislikes

There’s no job satisfaction or personal growth. Enough toxic people up there in the management. So don’t expect any support. It’s all about billing. Also you need to complete a ton of courses and most of them are irrelevant or obsolete, so it just eat your valuable time. Most of the time we have to spend our personal time to do all these since there will be project deadlines.

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What is the salary of QA Lead at Cognizant?

QA Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹6.4 Lakhs to ₹23.6 Lakhs for experience between 6 years to 15 years. According to our estimates it is 11% less than the average QA Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 165 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a QA Lead at Cognizant is 11% less than the average salary of a QA Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

QA, Oracle, Retail, PoS and Java are some of the popular skills required to work as a QA Lead at Cognizant India.

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

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Virtusa Consulting Services QA Lead Salary - ₹7.1 Lakhs to ₹25.0 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree QA Lead Salary - ₹9.5 Lakhs to ₹25.5 Lakhs per year

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

TELUS International Philippines QA Lead Salary - ₹14.6 Lakhs to ₹19.0 Lakhs per year
Wipro QA Lead Salary - ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture QA Lead Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹26.0 Lakhs per year
Genpact QA Lead Salary - ₹6.4 Lakhs to ₹24.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech QA Lead Salary - ₹6.3 Lakhs to ₹27.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a QA Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,01,751 per month to ₹1,04,529 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant QA Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹6.4 Lakhs to ₹23.6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 15 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for QA Lead at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 44% of the Cognizant QA Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 28% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 75 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant QA Lead salary in India ranges between ₹6.4 Lakhs to ₹23.6 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 165 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.