Is Cognizant a good company to work for?

Cognizant has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 128,396 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Cognizant to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cognizant have been left by employees working as Project Manager , Senior Associate and Manager .

Does Cognizant pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cognizant employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cognizant. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cognizant?

71% of Cognizant employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cognizant 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cognizant?

Associate (13842) , Programme Analyst (13132) , Senior Associate (6014) , Software Engineer (3494) , Programmer Analyst Trainee (2151) , Project Manager (1943) , Senior Process Executive (1925) , Associate - Projects (1830) , Manager (1815) , Senior Software Engineer (1344) , Software Developer (1284) , Process Executive (1175) , Programmer/Analyst (1134) , Technical Lead (1109) , Senior Manager (1078)

What are the pros of working at Cognizant according to real employee reviews?

"work life balance is good and it also depends on the team and project you are working in" ((in 9359 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6376 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2948 reviews)); "Good benefits and they emphasize on learning that they will reimburse you for any learning you do outside of the company" ((in 2063 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1810 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cognizant according to real employee reviews?

"Salary is less for people who stay there for long time with more years of experience" ((in 5298 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3871 reviews)); "Less pay and heard very less hikes were given" ((in 1955 reviews)); "Bad managers can disrupt your entire profile and you cant do anything to stop it." ((in 1757 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1748 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cognizant layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cognizant layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cognizant in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cognizant locations?

Madrid , Barcelona , Valladolid , Valencia , Vigo , Hospitalet , Jerez , Madridejos , Boecillo , Móstoles

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3.5

71% would recommend to a friend

(82,972 total reviews)

Ravi Kumar S

38% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 82,972 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognizant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.7 stars).

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83K reviews

1.0

Jul 19, 2023

Cognizant should be avoided at all costs

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You may get a chance to work with big name clients.

Cons

-For a tech company you would expect to be using top notch systems, this is very much not the case. Everything about Cognizant feels incredible dated and behind the times. Every process from billing time, to requesting PTO to contacting IT support is SLOWWW and inefficient. -We give our clients advice that we as a company do not take ourselves and it is very disingenuous. -Culture is non-existent. Nothing more can be said about it. -There are no incentives to stay long term. It is very difficult to get promoted, and often promotions are given without a pay bump. Long term employees get the same, bare-minimum amount of PTO as new hires. -Do not work here unless you are looking for a job that will treat you like a data point, rather than a valued employee. Cognizant has no interest in retaining employees because they know they can replace you with a cheap, off-shore employee at any time.

1.0

Jan 9, 2019

Graduate Analyst

Graduate analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nil. Not Recommended to enter Graduate Program

Cons

- The HR do not consider your career aspirations. - Promised a training, but some people get pulled out of training to fit their client needs when there are so many people still on bench? Why never utilize the resources on bench? - Projects for graduates are bad - Create activities for everyone, but really the one enjoying the workplace and participating for these activities are the corporate team. Take a look at the pictures posted by the corporate team. Seems that only their faces appear on every event...While the rest barely enjoy their projects that is forcefully allocated to them. - Poor bonus

1.0

Dec 10, 2018

Absolutelly useless company

Process executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

some food from the client

Cons

- Managment are useless and dont have any perspective about Human Relation. - Team Leaders and QA's are choosen by favouritism and frienship, not by knowledge. So, they are not the best option for the positions. - If you think you will have a fast grow in the company witouth "liking boots" of managment, better not come to this company. - Most of the Leadership (around 90%) are not native in the language they should work, so, as per knowledge of all and as per descrimination, they just choose Polish People even if they dont speak and understand correctly the language. - by the law you should have time to relax when you are working, but forget that in that company.

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