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Cognizant Service Leader salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
6 - 13 years exp.
₹9.7 Lakhs - ₹18.1 Lakhs
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26% more than the average Service Leader Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 6 - 13 years of experience

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Engineering - Hardware & Networks
Service Leader Salary
6 - 13 years exp. (33 salaries)
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₹9.7 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

IT & Information Security
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6 - 13 years exp. (22 salaries)
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₹10.5 L/yr - ₹18.1 L/yr

Engineering - Software & QA
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8 - 11 years exp. (8 salaries)
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₹10.3 L/yr - ₹16.7 L/yr

Project & Program Management
Service Leader Salary
8 - 12 years exp. (4 salaries)
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₹12 L/yr - ₹14.4 L/yr

Consulting
Service Leader Salary
10 - 11 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹12 L/yr - ₹14.4 L/yr

Last Updated: 4 Feb 2025

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Service Leader salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹9.7 Lakhs to ₹18.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 13 years. Salary estimates are based on 82 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Service Leader salaries

Last Updated: 4 Feb 2025

Experience Avg Annual Salary
6 years  (4 salaries)

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₹13.7 L/yr - ₹25.3 L/yr
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₹12.5 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
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₹9.7 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
10 years  (22 salaries)

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₹10.3 L/yr - ₹18.1 L/yr
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Cognizant Service Leader Salary and Career Growth

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Service Leader

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Senior Director

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19 - 26 years exp.

Service Leader 6 - 13 years exp.
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Service Manager 12 - 18 years exp.
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Project Manager 8 - 20 years exp.
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Top skills at Cognizant for Service Leader

Project Implementation Project Planning Change Management Requirement Gathering IT Infrastructure People Management Change Management Requirement Gathering Project Implementation Third Party Project Planning Professional Services Hyper - V People Management Thought Leadership

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

2.3

Rated by 3 employees for salary & benefits

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Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

1.0
  •  posted on 22 Jan 2025

4.0
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Cognizant has its strengths, but I feel there's room for improvement in several areas beyond just salary. For me, the overall experience hasn’t aligned with my expectations.

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  • Salary - Good

Dislikes

In my personal experience, I have faced challenges with the lack of qualified managers and team leads. For instance, in our team, we work from different locations, and our team lead rarely conducted regular team huddles. Even when I, as a senior, tried to take responsibility and initiate meetings, he would often find reasons to stop or postpone them. Over the course of the year, he connected with the team only four or five times, which was far from adequate for effective team collaboration. Additionally, my manager has been disconnected from the team for over a year. When he first joined during a critical transformation period, he did not take the time to observe the team members' expertise, interests, or long-term goals. This lack of involvement left us feeling unsupported and undervalued. One major concern was the cultural bias I experienced. Being from Chennai and a Tamil speaker, I noticed a clear difference in how I and others like me were treated compared to team members from Hyderabad, particularly Telugu-speaking colleagues. This disparity in treatment created a sense of alienation and made it difficult to feel like a cohesive part of the team.

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  • Skill development - Bad
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IT & Information Security Department

3.0
  •  posted on 22 Jan 2025

3.0
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Likes

Cognizant offers a wide range of career paths in IT, consulting, and business process services, which can be appealing to professionals looking to grow their careers.

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Dislikes

The work hours used to affect my work life balance and I feel that salary increments and promotions are slower compared to competitors.

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  • Work satisfaction - 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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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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Project & Program Management Department

4.0
  •  posted on 18 Dec 2024

3.0
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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.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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Salary is lower compared to other firms.

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Cognizant Service Leader Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Service Leader at Cognizant?
Service Leader salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹9.7 Lakhs to ₹18.1 Lakhs for experience between 6 years to 13 years. According to our estimates it is 26% more than the average Service Leader Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 82 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Service Leader at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Service Leader at Cognizant is 26% more than the average salary of a Service Leader in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Service Leader at Cognizant?
Project Implementation, Project Planning, Change Management, Requirement Gathering and IT Infrastructure are some of the popular skills required to work as a Service Leader at Cognizant India.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Service Leader in India?
  • DXC Technology Service Leader Salary - ₹5.6 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year
  • Infosys Service Leader Salary - ₹12.7 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Service Leader in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • TCS Service Leader Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹22.2 Lakhs per year
  • Wipro Service Leader Salary - ₹6.1 Lakhs to ₹15.3 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Service Leader Salary - ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹15.0 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Service Leader Salary - ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Service Leader at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Service Leader at Cognizant ranges between ₹99,772 per month to ₹1,02,487 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Service Leader salary in India which ranges between ₹9.7 Lakhs to ₹18.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 13 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Service Leader at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 47% of the Cognizant Service Leaders reported a notice period of 2 Months, 31% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 32 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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