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Cognizant Software Quality Assurance Engineer salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
0 - 5 years exp.
₹2.7 Lakhs - ₹8.7 Lakhs
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₹5.2 Lakhs
Variable (7%)
₹0.4 Lakh
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34% less than the average Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 5 years of experience

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0 - 4 years exp. (7 salaries)
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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr

Last Updated: 5 Mar 2025

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹8.7 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 48 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Last Updated: 5 Mar 2025

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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr
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₹4 L/yr - ₹11.3 L/yr
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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

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Rated by 1 employees for salary & benefits

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Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025

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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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Dislikes

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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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 24 Dec 2024

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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

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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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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 10 Nov 2024

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Long term projects but mainly support projects. Flexible work timings On time salary and some increment every year Scope to show case your skills

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  • Skill development - Good
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Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

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Cognizant Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Cognizant?
Software Quality Assurance Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹8.7 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 34% less than the average Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 48 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Cognizant is 34% less than the average salary of a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in India?
  • Genpact Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹9.5 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
  • Dell EMC Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹9.6 Lakhs per year
  • NTT Data Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹4.8 Lakhs to ₹9.8 Lakhs per year
  • Wipro Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹7.2 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • DXC Technology Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹8.3 Lakhs per year
  • LTIMindtree Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹7.5 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹4.6 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹3.6 Lakhs to ₹8.5 Lakhs per year
  • Capgemini Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary - ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹6.7 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹42,299 per month to ₹43,430 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Software Quality Assurance Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹8.7 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 38% of the Cognizant Software Quality Assurance Engineers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 31% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 29 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Software Quality Assurance Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹8.7 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 48 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.