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Cognizant Senior Test Lead salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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8 - 15 years exp.
₹5.3 Lakhs - ₹17.8 Lakhs
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29% less than the average Senior Test Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 8 - 15 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA
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8 - 15 years exp. (64 salaries)
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₹6.7 L/yr - ₹17.3 L/yr

Project & Program Management
Senior Test Lead Salary
8 - 15 years exp. (11 salaries)
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₹5.5 L/yr - ₹17.8 L/yr

Quality Assurance
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10 - 15 years exp. (4 salaries)
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₹6.4 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr

Last Updated: 25 Feb 2025

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Senior Test Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹5.3 Lakhs to ₹17.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 15 years. Salary estimates are based on 91 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Last Updated: 25 Feb 2025

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8 years  (9 salaries)

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₹5.3 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
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₹8 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
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₹6.4 L/yr - ₹17.3 L/yr
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₹9.1 L/yr - ₹16.9 L/yr
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₹9 L/yr - ₹16.5 L/yr
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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

2.7

Rated by 7 employees for salary & benefits

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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.

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  • Salary - Good
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Dislikes

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

  • Skill development - Poor
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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

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  • 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

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025

4.0
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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.

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  • Salary - Good
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Dislikes

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

  • Promotions - Poor

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 24 Dec 2024

3.0
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Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.

  • Skill development - Good
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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.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 28 Nov 2024

2.0
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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.

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

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  • Salary - Poor
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Cognizant Senior Test Lead Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Senior Test Lead at Cognizant?
Senior Test Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹5.3 Lakhs to ₹17.8 Lakhs for experience between 8 years to 15 years. According to our estimates it is 29% less than the average Senior Test Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 91 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Senior Test Lead at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Senior Test Lead at Cognizant is 29% less than the average salary of a Senior Test Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Senior Test Lead in India?
  • Virtusa Consulting Services Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹27.3 Lakhs per year
  • Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹17.6 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹9.3 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs per year
  • HCL Group Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹8.8 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year
  • Tech Mahindra Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹7.7 Lakhs to ₹27.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Senior Test Lead in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • Accenture Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹25.4 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹7.7 Lakhs to ₹23.5 Lakhs per year
  • LTIMindtree Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹10.6 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
  • Dell EMC Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹18.7 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹6.6 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Test Lead at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Test Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹92,669 per month to ₹95,153 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Test Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹5.3 Lakhs to ₹17.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 15 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Senior Test Lead at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 53% of the Cognizant Senior Test Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 18% reported a notice period of 1 Month and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 34 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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