Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP vs COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.
Key metrics
All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.
| Metric | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 625 | 125,757▲ |
| Certified % | 17.28% | 53.58%▲ |
| Denied % | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Withdrawn % | 0.16% | 0.70% |
| Cert-withdrawn % | 3.20% | 0.31% |
| Rank | — | #3 |
| Active years | FY2010–FY2026 | FY2010–FY2026 |
| Worksite state | NY | TX |
Outcomes — Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
DOL case-status mix.
| Outcome | Share |
|---|---|
| Certified | 83.7% |
| Cert-withdrawn | 15.5% |
| Withdrawn | 0.8% |
Certified83.7%
Cert-withdrawn15.5%
Withdrawn0.8%
Outcomes — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
DOL case-status mix.
| Outcome | Share |
|---|---|
| Certified | 98.1% |
| Cert-withdrawn | 0.6% |
| Withdrawn | 1.3% |
Certified98.1%
Cert-withdrawn0.6%
Withdrawn1.3%
Yearly filing volume
Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 39 |
| FY2011 | 46 |
| FY2012 | 45 |
| FY2013 | 41 |
| FY2014 | 44 |
| FY2015 | 46 |
| FY2016 | 41 |
| FY2017 | 72 |
| FY2018 | 56 |
| FY2019 | 66 |
| FY2020 | 6 |
| FY2021 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 11 |
| FY2024 | 48 |
| FY2025 | 43 |
| FY2026 | 19 |
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 1,454 |
| FY2011 | 2,735 |
| FY2012 | 1,696 |
| FY2013 | 1,543 |
| FY2014 | 2,166 |
| FY2015 | 3,105 |
| FY2016 | 4,378 |
| FY2017 | 2,373 |
| FY2018 | 12,405 |
| FY2019 | 25,248 |
| FY2020 | 3,117 |
| FY2021 | 10,079 |
| FY2022 | 13,705 |
| FY2023 | 15,729 |
| FY2024 | 11,437 |
| FY2025 | 11,140 |
| FY2026 | 3,447 |
Top 5 occupations — Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
- 117-1011Architects, Except Landscape and Naval268
- 217-2051Civil Engineers105
- 315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other69
- 427-1024Graphic Designers33
- 527-1025Interior Designers31
Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
- 115-1299Computer Occupations, All Other64,954
- 215-1252Software Developers36,791
- 315-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers4,849
- 413-1111Management Analysts3,993
- 515-1211Computer Systems Analysts3,070
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