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Cognizant Project Lead Salaries in India

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Project Lead

6 - 16 years exp. (318 salaries)
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₹8 L/yr - ₹26.1 L/yr

Senior Associate

3 - 15 years exp. (48.4k salaries)
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₹8.9 L/yr - ₹27.1 L/yr

48 job openings

Technical Lead

2 - 15 years exp. (17.6k salaries)
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₹5.9 L/yr - ₹24.5 L/yr

3 job openings

Software Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. (15.7k salaries)
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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹14.8 L/yr

11 job openings

Project Manager

8 - 20 years exp. (7.7k salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹40.2 L/yr

97 job openings

Team Lead

1 - 18 years exp. (7.3k salaries)
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₹5.2 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr

11 job openings

Senior Software Engineer

2 - 13 years exp. (4.5k salaries)
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₹5.7 L/yr - ₹29 L/yr

1 job opening

Senior Consultant

4 - 16 years exp. (2.2k salaries)
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₹9.4 L/yr - ₹36 L/yr

12 job openings

Associate Consultant

2 - 8 years exp. (1.4k salaries)
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₹4.9 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

Technical Architect

10 - 18 years exp. (1.2k salaries)
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₹14.5 L/yr - ₹43 L/yr

1 job opening

Test Lead

6 - 16 years exp. (906 salaries)
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₹6.4 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr

Technical Manager

10 - 18 years exp. (666 salaries)
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₹12 L/yr - ₹37.8 L/yr

Technical Specialist

7 - 14 years exp. (510 salaries)
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₹7.5 L/yr - ₹29 L/yr

Solution Architect

12 - 20 years exp. (245 salaries)
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₹15.2 L/yr - ₹42 L/yr

2 job openings

Senior Engineer

2 - 12 years exp. (234 salaries)
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₹5.9 L/yr - ₹24 L/yr

Senior Technical Lead

7 - 16 years exp. (180 salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr

Principal Consultant

10 - 17 years exp. (148 salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

Lead Consultant

8 - 13 years exp. (85 salaries)
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₹11 L/yr - ₹30.3 L/yr

Lead Software Engineer

7 - 16 years exp. (68 salaries)
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₹13.9 L/yr - ₹36.5 L/yr

Lead Engineer

4 - 13 years exp. (51 salaries)
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₹8.9 L/yr - ₹31.2 L/yr

Module Lead

5 - 11 years exp. (25 salaries)
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₹7 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr

Last Updated: 8 Jan, 2025

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  •  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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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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

  • Promotions - Poor

Team Lead in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

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Project & Program Management Department

4.0
  •  posted on 18 Dec 2024
3.0
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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.

Project Manager in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

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Project & Program Management Department

3.0
  •  posted on 13 Dec 2024
2.0
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MNC benefits.

Dislikes

...you will come across all IT companies. Just learn to survive, upskill and excel. Do not depend on your job or salary, have multiple streams of income without moonlighting and switch jobs whenever you get a good opportunity. Work for your own success not for the company.

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  • Salary - Poor
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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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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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Dislikes

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 Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ₹0.2 Lakh to ₹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 308 Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 2.5/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18.29 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.12 lakhs per year.
What is the minimum salary in Cognizant?
Minimum salary at Cognizant depends on the role you are applying for. For Processing Executive the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹5 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹0.7 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ₹10 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
What is the notice period for Project Lead at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 51% of the Cognizant Project Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 25% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 80 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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