Cognizant Security Engineer Salaries by 90+ Employees (Updated 2025)

1 - 5 years exp.

₹3.5 Lakhs - ₹12 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

24% less than the average Security Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 1 - 5 years of experience

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IT & Information Security Security Engineer Salary 1 - 5 years exp. (75 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
Engineering - Software & QA Security Engineer Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (9 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr
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Security Services Security Engineer Salary 1 - 2 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr

Last Updated: 13 Feb 2025

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TCS Security Engineer Salary 1 - 5 years exp. (178 salaries)	₹2.5 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr 26% less
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Wipro Security Engineer Salary 2 - 8 years exp. (101 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr 38% more
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IBM Security Engineer Salary 0 - 7 years exp. (52 salaries)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹12.2 L/yr 21% more
Accenture Security Engineer Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (75 salaries)	₹3.7 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr 4% more	23 job openings
Capgemini Security Engineer Salary 1 - 4 years exp. (32 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr 32% less
Deloitte Security Engineer Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr 9% more
LTIMindtree Security Engineer Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (39 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr 19% less
NTT Data Security Engineer Salary 0 - 4 years exp. (19 salaries)	₹2.5 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr 23% less
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NTT Security Engineer Salary 2 - 7 years exp. (21 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹8.6 L/yr 6% more
DXC Technology Security Engineer Salary 0 - 10 years exp. (21 salaries)	₹8.7 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr 58% more
Genpact Security Engineer Salary 3 - 5 years exp. (18 salaries)	₹3.8 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr 26% less
HCL Group Security Engineer Salary 1 - 8 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹12.1 L/yr 12% more
NTT Security Security Engineer Salary 4 - 7 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹11 L/yr - ₹20.1 L/yr 127% more
Virtusa Consulting Services Security Engineer Salary 2 - 4 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr 16% less
Atos Security Engineer Salary 3 - 7 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹5.3 L/yr - ₹9.8 L/yr 19% more
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Security Engineer Salary 3 - 6 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹19.5 L/yr 108% more
NielsenIQ Security Engineer Salary 1 - 2 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹23 L/yr 194% more

Security Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹12 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 year to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 98 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Security Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 13 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
1 year (12 salaries)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
2 years (26 salaries)	₹3.6 L/yr - ₹8.7 L/yr
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3 years (26 salaries)	₹3.8 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
4 years (20 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹12.7 L/yr
5 years (14 salaries)	₹5 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Security Engineer

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2.9

Rated by 12 employees for salary & benefits

Security Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Consulting Department

4.0

• posted on 31 Jul 2018

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good for work life balance and a nice company to settle down, good facilities and work environment. Job security and learning opportunities are there.

Skill development - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

HR, Politics, Career growth for fresher is limited. Salary given is lowest from industry standard.

Salary - Poor

+1 more

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

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

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

+1 more

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What is the salary of Security Engineer at Cognizant?

Security Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs for experience between 1 years to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 24% less than the average Security Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 98 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Security Engineer at Cognizant is 24% less than the average salary of a Security Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Burp Suite, Nessus, Metasploit, Proof Point and Penetration Testing are some of the popular skills required to work as a Security Engineer at Cognizant India.

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

NielsenIQ Security Engineer Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹23.0 Lakhs per year
NTT Security Security Engineer Salary - ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹20.1 Lakhs per year
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Security Engineer Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹19.5 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Security Engineer Salary - ₹8.7 Lakhs to ₹18.0 Lakhs per year
Wipro Security Engineer Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹15.0 Lakhs per year

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

IBM Security Engineer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹12.2 Lakhs per year
Atos Security Engineer Salary - ₹5.3 Lakhs to ₹9.8 Lakhs per year
HCL Group Security Engineer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹12.1 Lakhs per year
Deloitte Security Engineer Salary - ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Security Engineer Salary - ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹10.7 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Security Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹52,131 per month to ₹53,360 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Security Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 years to 5 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Security Engineer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 31% of the Cognizant Security Engineers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 29% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 62 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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