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Cognizant Software QA Lead salaries in India

Annual salary range
11 - 13 years exp.
₹8 Lakhs - ₹24.2 Lakhs
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Last Updated: 23 Apr 2023

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Software QA Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹8 Lakhs to ₹24.2 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 11 years to 13 years. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Software QA Lead salaries

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11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹7.2 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr
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₹15.2 L/yr - ₹19.4 L/yr
13 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹16.2 L/yr - ₹20.7 L/yr

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

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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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Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

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

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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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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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Cognizant Software QA Lead Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Software QA Lead at Cognizant?
Software QA Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹24.2 Lakhs for experience between 11 years to 13 years. According to our estimates it is 2% less than the average Software QA Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Software QA Lead at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Software QA Lead at Cognizant is 2% less than the average salary of a Software QA Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Software QA Lead in India?
  • TELUS Digital Software QA Lead Salary - ₹17.0 Lakhs to ₹22.1 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Software QA Lead Salary - ₹9.7 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Software QA Lead in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • Capgemini Software QA Lead Salary - ₹8.8 Lakhs to ₹15.5 Lakhs per year
  • Wipro Software QA Lead Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹10.0 Lakhs per year
  • TCS Software QA Lead Salary - ₹5.3 Lakhs to ₹8.5 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Software QA Lead at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Software QA Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,03,169 per month to ₹1,05,993 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Software QA Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹24.2 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 11 years to 13 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Software QA Lead at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 50% of the Cognizant Software QA Leads reported a notice period of 1 Month, 50% reported a notice period of 3 Months.This is based on 2 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Software QA Lead salary in India ranges between ₹8 Lakhs to ₹24.2 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 4 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.