Cognizant Software Manager Salaries by 3 Employees (Updated 2025)

9 - 17 years exp.

₹24 Lakhs - ₹32 Lakhs

Low Confidence

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (94%)

₹25 Lakhs

Variable (6%)

₹1.7 Lakh

23% less than the average Software Manager Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 9 - 17 years of experience

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Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025

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Software Manager salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹24 Lakhs to ₹32 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 9 years to 17 years. Salary estimates are based on 3 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Software Manager salaries

Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹28.8 L/yr - ₹36.8 L/yr
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15+ years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹21.6 L/yr - ₹27.6 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 20 Mar 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

As working here is quite good when your manager is cooperative. Though In previous two years work and manager both was good no complaints for them and i worked from home till now and everyone was cool.

Skill development - Good

Dislikes

Now during current project my so called manager is psycho. Here in cognizant manager also do coding but he is like only I have to do everything and he just wants credit for it. Even to other squads he is like only he is doing work. He oftenly insulted me and two other team mates. I talked with my home manager but no benefit. Only you have to suffer in that scenario.

Job security - Poor

+3 more

Senior Associate in Pune

Full Time

Consulting Department

2.0

• posted on 19 Mar 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

1. salary do not have varaibale component. 2. Co-workers are good.

Dislikes

1. Low job security 2. Forcing people to work from office(ODC) 3. Mostly support projects 4. Very low transparency with poor management 5. Work satisfaction is very average

Skill development - Poor

+5 more

Software Engineer in Noida

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 21 Feb 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

CTS provides a good work life balance and decent salary. All other things depends on the type of project which you got.

Salary - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

As a fresher you will be getting support projects , so be aware before choosing any project.

Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

2.0

• posted on 20 Feb 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

We can get free online portal like udemy.

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

...project and not based on your profile. No work satisfaction and company culture. Not good promotions, salary.

Salary - Poor

+3 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

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Hi everyone, I have 3.6 years of IT experience and currently work at a service-based company in Pune. My current CTC is 14 LPA (13.5 LPA fixed). I recently received an offer from Novartis Hyderabad as Data Analyst level 3 with a CTC of 19.9 LPA (18.3 LPA fixed). Is this a good offer, or is it on the lower side for my experience? Would appreciate your suggestions! Any answers from people working at Novartis pls ?

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How the salary growth look like for a Software Manager at Cognizant in India?

The salary growth for a Software Manager at Cognizant depends on factors such as experience, performance, and promotions. On average, a Software Manager can expect the following growth trajectory at Cognizant:

Experience	Average Salary Range
9 years	₹28.8 Lakhs to ₹36.8 Lakhs per year
15 years	₹21.6 Lakhs to ₹27.6 Lakhs per year

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Cognizant Software Manager salary in India ranges between ₹24 Lakhs to ₹32 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 3 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.