Cognizant Chennai Release Manager Salaries by 20+ Employees (Updated 2025)

3 - 16 years exp.

₹6 Lakhs - ₹20 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

At par with the average Release Manager Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 3 - 16 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Release Manager Salary 3 - 13 years exp. (9 salaries)	₹6.7 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
Project & Program Management Release Manager Salary 7 - 12 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹9.2 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
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BFSI, Investments & Trading Release Manager Salary 11 - 13 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹14 L/yr - ₹19.1 L/yr
IT & Information Security Release Manager Salary 13 - 14 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr
Customer Success, Service & Operations Release Manager Salary 3 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9.2 L/yr - ₹17.7 L/yr

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Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

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Cognizant Release Manager Salary

3 - 16 years exp. (24 salaries)

₹6 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr

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TCS Release Manager Salary 4 - 14 years exp. (22 salaries)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹14 L/yr 39% less
Wipro Release Manager Salary 4 - 15 years exp. (17 salaries)	₹6.8 L/yr - ₹19 L/yr 13% less	3 job openings
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HCLTech Release Manager Salary 8 - 12 years exp. (7 salaries)	₹6.6 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr 11% more
Accenture Release Manager Salary 8 - 12 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹9.2 L/yr - ₹25.1 L/yr 1% less
Capgemini Release Manager Salary 2 - 11 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹7.1 L/yr - ₹19.5 L/yr 8% less

Release Manager salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹6 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 16 years. Salary estimates are based on 24 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Release Manager salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr
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5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10.3 L/yr - ₹13.1 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10.9 L/yr - ₹13.9 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9.2 L/yr - ₹22.9 L/yr
8 years (6 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹24.1 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.7 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹12 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹14 L/yr - ₹27.6 L/yr
12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.4 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
13 years (4 salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr
14 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10 L/yr - ₹31.2 L/yr
15+ years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹7.3 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Release Manager

Release management Linux GIT Confluence Jenkins Coordination Devops

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

4.0

Rated by 1 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 26 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Cognizant have lot of job opportunities and provide nice pay according to market standards. People working in cognizant can switch to other technology and work on it.

Salary - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

Skill development - Poor

+3 more

Scrum Master in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 14 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

One of the best employee centric company in service based industry, recent statements from leaders from other organisation is shameful and treating their employee as daily wage labourer but thankful to my company leadership who has great vision and decisions are made towards employee focus. Company is still following hybrid model and no fixed days yet.

Salary - Good

+5 more

Dislikes

Promotions and appraisal are not process based, frequent change in salary increament schedule are changed and also arrear are not paid for 3months.

Promotions - Poor

Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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

+2 more

Dislikes

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

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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

+1 more

Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

Promotions - Poor

Team Lead in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 18 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it. Good work life balance in general. Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.

Skill development - Excellent

+4 more

Dislikes

Salary is lower compared to other firms.

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Cognizant Release Manager Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Release Manager at Cognizant Chennai?

Release Manager salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs for experience between 3 years to 16 years. According to our estimates it is 1% less than the average Release Manager Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 24 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

How does the salary of a Release Manager at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Release Manager at Cognizant is 1% less than the average salary of a Release Manager in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Release Manager at Cognizant?

Release management, Linux, GIT, Confluence and Jenkins are some of the popular skills required to work as a Release Manager at Cognizant Chennai.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Release Manager in Chennai?

HCLTech Release Manager Salary - ₹6.6 Lakhs to ₹26.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Release Manager in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?

Accenture Release Manager Salary - ₹9.2 Lakhs to ₹25.1 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Release Manager Salary - ₹7.1 Lakhs to ₹19.5 Lakhs per year
Wipro Release Manager Salary - ₹6.8 Lakhs to ₹19.0 Lakhs per year
TCS Release Manager Salary - ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹14.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Release Manager at Cognizant in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Release Manager at Cognizant ranges between ₹99,803 per month to ₹1,02,518 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Release Manager salary in India which ranges between ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 16 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Release Manager at Cognizant in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 77% of the Cognizant Release Managers in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 15% reported a notice period of 1 Month and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 13 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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