Highest Paying Hospitality Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Hospitality Jobs Summary

There have been 278,358 listed Hospitality Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	277,491	99.69 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	618	0.22 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	249	0.09 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 5,353 new Hospitality Jobs posted each week, or 23,197 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,336	23,124
Contract	16	72

The busiest month for new permanent Hospitality Jobs in the UK is March, whilst the quietest month is November.

The busiest month for new contract Hospitality Jobs is January, and the quietest month is August.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Hospitality Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Hospitality Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Hospitality Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
February 2026	3,061
January 2026	3,550
December 2025	1,432
November 2025	1,211
October 2025	2,088
September 2025	3,112
August 2025	2,979
July 2025	1,751
June 2025	1,349
May 2025	2,344
April 2025	2,575
March 2025	4,047

The Highest Paying Hospitality Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Management Couple	19	£43,980.00	£50,275.00	£56,575.00
Executive Chef	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Contract Catering Manager	2	£48,150.00	£48,150.00	£48,150.00
Hotel Operations Manager	2	£45,500.00	£46,000.00	£46,500.00
Hotel Management	52	£43,875.00	£45,770.00	£47,660.00
Pub Manager	26	£43,020.00	£45,165.00	£47,305.00
Executive Head Chef	4	£42,750.00	£44,250.00	£45,750.00
Catering Engineer	78	£40,565.00	£43,095.00	£45,630.00
Development Chef	2	£40,000.00	£41,250.00	£42,500.00
Night Manager	65	£39,930.00	£40,895.00	£41,860.00
General Manager	3,704	£38,995.00	£40,305.00	£41,610.00
Deputy General Manager	295	£39,125.00	£40,085.00	£41,040.00
Senior Sous Chef	58	£38,545.00	£39,905.00	£41,265.00
Contract Catering	17	£38,495.00	£39,590.00	£40,680.00
Contract Caterer	14	£38,495.00	£39,430.00	£40,370.00
Events Management	332	£37,190.00	£39,235.00	£41,285.00
Events Manager	293	£36,535.00	£38,465.00	£40,385.00
Event Manager	351	£36,580.00	£38,425.00	£40,265.00
Promoter	4,088	£36,810.00	£38,270.00	£39,725.00
Deputy Restaurant Manager	4	£36,500.00	£38,250.00	£40,000.00
Restaurant Deputy Manager	2	£36,500.00	£38,250.00	£40,000.00
Head Chef	1,031	£37,035.00	£38,100.00	£39,160.00
Food and Beverage Manager	25	£36,615.00	£37,595.00	£38,575.00
Senior Events Executive	8	£35,000.00	£37,500.00	£40,000.00
Restaurant Manager	1,709	£36,785.00	£37,345.00	£37,905.00
Waiter	2	£37,200.00	£37,200.00	£37,200.00
Waitress	2	£37,200.00	£37,200.00	£37,200.00
Sommelier	2	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
Restaurant General Manager	1,354	£36,040.00	£36,430.00	£36,815.00
Kitchen Operative	29	£34,610.00	£36,390.00	£38,160.00
Event Organiser	2	£32,500.00	£36,250.00	£40,000.00
Events Operative	4	£33,800.00	£36,050.00	£38,300.00
Kitchen Manager	75	£34,245.00	£35,865.00	£37,495.00
Culinary	237	£34,730.00	£35,825.00	£36,915.00
Hotel	1,134	£34,465.00	£35,805.00	£37,145.00
Events	2,434	£33,915.00	£35,790.00	£37,670.00
Venue Manager	15	£34,950.00	£35,365.00	£35,785.00
Sous Chef	934	£34,140.00	£35,310.00	£36,475.00
Shift Leader	380	£33,065.00	£35,160.00	£37,260.00
Brand Ambassador	1	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Chef	3,642	£32,935.00	£33,925.00	£34,910.00
Host	44	£32,300.00	£33,710.00	£35,115.00
Junior Sous Chef	38	£32,880.00	£33,705.00	£34,530.00
Pastry Chef	75	£32,480.00	£33,680.00	£34,890.00
Assistant General Manager	407	£33,235.00	£33,530.00	£33,825.00
Duty Manager	75	£32,195.00	£33,080.00	£33,955.00
Assistant Restaurant Manager	630	£32,280.00	£32,595.00	£32,915.00
Events Executive	37	£29,785.00	£32,105.00	£34,430.00
Front Of House	49	£31,330.00	£32,090.00	£32,850.00
Housekeeping Manager	2	£31,950.00	£31,950.00	£31,950.00
Catering	1,109	£30,975.00	£31,835.00	£32,695.00
Housekeeper	196	£31,295.00	£31,745.00	£32,190.00
Catering Supervisor	9	£31,600.00	£31,600.00	£31,600.00
Caterer	1,116	£30,490.00	£31,300.00	£32,115.00
Chef Manager	100	£30,625.00	£31,295.00	£31,965.00
Front House Manager	2	£30,000.00	£31,250.00	£32,500.00
Front Of House Manager	2	£30,000.00	£31,250.00	£32,500.00
Housekeeping	196	£30,750.00	£31,180.00	£31,610.00
Chef de Partie	840	£30,115.00	£30,850.00	£31,575.00
Catering Manager	106	£30,110.00	£30,625.00	£31,140.00
Bar Manager	27	£29,875.00	£30,530.00	£31,180.00
Events Coordinator	45	£29,335.00	£30,040.00	£30,745.00
Concierge	128	£29,435.00	£30,025.00	£30,610.00
Breakfast Chef	8	£29,325.00	£29,990.00	£30,665.00
Housekeeping Assistant	2	£29,500.00	£29,750.00	£30,000.00
Head Housekeeper	35	£29,185.00	£29,735.00	£30,290.00
Cafe Manager	15	£29,315.00	£29,595.00	£29,875.00
Demi Chef De Partie	22	£29,290.00	£29,540.00	£29,790.00
Live-in Housekeeper	2	£27,000.00	£29,250.00	£31,500.00
Night Concierge	22	£28,895.00	£29,245.00	£29,600.00
Events Assistant	11	£28,250.00	£29,185.00	£30,115.00
Hospitality Trainer	2	£28,025.00	£28,775.00	£29,525.00
Food & Beverage Supervisor	2	£27,500.00	£28,150.00	£28,825.00
Day Concierge	17	£27,795.00	£28,040.00	£28,275.00
Chef Trainer	8	£27,090.00	£27,790.00	£28,500.00
School Caterer	4	£27,700.00	£27,700.00	£27,700.00
Cook	536	£26,630.00	£27,090.00	£27,555.00
Food and Beverage Assistant	12	£26,815.00	£26,945.00	£27,075.00
Hotel Receptionist	3	£26,825.00	£26,825.00	£26,825.00
Bar Work	40	£24,000.00	£26,500.00	£29,000.00
Butler	4	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Commis Chef	42	£25,815.00	£26,080.00	£26,340.00
Hostel Worker	2	£25,375.00	£25,875.00	£26,375.00
Removal Porter	1	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Restaurant Supervisor	15	£27,650.00	£24,370.00	£21,080.00
Kitchen Porter	5	£22,735.00	£22,775.00	£22,815.00
School Cook	158	£22,750.00	£22,770.00	£22,785.00
Catering Assistant	67	£18,765.00	£18,890.00	£19,015.00
Kitchen Assistant	85	£18,695.00	£18,755.00	£18,815.00
Assistant Cook	2	£15,750.00	£15,750.00	£15,750.00