Cognizant Sdet Lead Salaries by 10+ Employees (Updated 2025)

4 - 11 years exp.

₹7.5 Lakhs - ₹23.1 Lakhs

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41% less than the average Sdet Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 4 - 11 years of experience

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Last Updated: 11 Feb 2025

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IBM Sdet Lead Salary 7 - 12 years exp. (13 salaries)	₹15 L/yr - ₹36.5 L/yr 52% more
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Genpact Sdet Lead Salary 0 - 18 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹7.6 L/yr - ₹32.5 L/yr 18% more
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HCL Group Sdet Lead Salary 12 - 16 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹29.5 L/yr 25% more

Sdet Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹23.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 4 years to 11 years. Salary estimates are based on 17 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Sdet Lead salaries

Last Updated: 11 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹8.7 L/yr - ₹25.1 L/yr
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹7.5 L/yr - ₹27.2 L/yr
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6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹14.6 L/yr - ₹18.7 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9.2 L/yr - ₹31.3 L/yr
8 years (3 salaries)	₹16.2 L/yr - ₹33.3 L/yr
9 years (4 salaries)	₹17 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr
10 years (3 salaries)	₹8.3 L/yr - ₹36 L/yr
11 years (4 salaries)	₹20 L/yr - ₹33 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

4.0

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

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.

Skill development - Good

+3 more

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.

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

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

Salary - Poor

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Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Nov 2024

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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

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 Sdet Lead at Cognizant?

Sdet Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹23.1 Lakhs for experience between 4 years to 11 years. According to our estimates it is 41% less than the average Sdet Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 17 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Sdet Lead at Cognizant is 41% less than the average salary of a Sdet Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

IBM Sdet Lead Salary - ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹36.5 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Sdet Lead Salary - ₹13.0 Lakhs to ₹31.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Sdet Lead Salary - ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹28.3 Lakhs per year
HCL Group Sdet Lead Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹29.5 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Sdet Lead Salary - ₹13.9 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year

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

Genpact Sdet Lead Salary - ₹7.6 Lakhs to ₹32.5 Lakhs per year
Accenture Sdet Lead Salary - ₹8.9 Lakhs to ₹27.0 Lakhs per year
Wipro Sdet Lead Salary - ₹10.6 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Sdet Lead Salary - ₹14.5 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
Concentrix Catalyst Sdet Lead Salary - ₹12.4 Lakhs to ₹22.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Sdet Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,17,378 per month to ₹1,20,661 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Sdet Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹23.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 4 years to 11 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Sdet Lead at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 40% of the Cognizant Sdet Leads reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 40% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 5 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Sdet Lead salary in India ranges between ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹23.1 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 17 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.