Highest Paying Hospitality Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Hospitality Jobs Summary

There have been 274,807 listed Hospitality Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	273,961	99.69 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	599	0.22 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	247	0.09 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 5,285 new Hospitality Jobs posted each week, or 22,901 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,268	22,830
Contract	16	70

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
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
February 2025	2,429

The Highest Paying Hospitality Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Management Couple	7	£50,000.00	£51,915.00	£53,835.00
Executive Chef	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Hotel Operations Manager	2	£45,500.00	£46,000.00	£46,500.00
Hotel Management	51	£43,695.00	£45,595.00	£47,500.00
Catering Engineer	69	£41,050.00	£43,515.00	£45,985.00
Pub Manager	23	£41,285.00	£43,330.00	£45,370.00
Development Chef	2	£40,000.00	£41,250.00	£42,500.00
Conference Manager	6	£39,500.00	£39,850.00	£40,190.00
Night Manager	63	£38,670.00	£39,605.00	£40,530.00
Deputy General Manager	372	£38,640.00	£39,540.00	£40,445.00
Senior Sous Chef	55	£38,305.00	£39,475.00	£40,640.00
General Manager	4,161	£38,230.00	£39,425.00	£40,620.00
Events Management	331	£37,025.00	£39,090.00	£41,160.00
Contract Catering	12	£36,665.00	£38,960.00	£41,250.00
Contract Caterer	9	£36,665.00	£38,750.00	£40,835.00
Executive Head Chef	2	£35,500.00	£38,500.00	£41,500.00
Head Chef	1,007	£37,180.00	£38,370.00	£39,560.00
Events Manager	292	£36,375.00	£38,320.00	£40,260.00
Event Manager	350	£36,415.00	£38,280.00	£40,140.00
Promoter	4,091	£36,915.00	£38,240.00	£39,560.00
Events Operative	2	£35,100.00	£37,600.00	£40,100.00
Senior Events Executive	8	£35,000.00	£37,500.00	£40,000.00
Waiter	2	£37,200.00	£37,200.00	£37,200.00
Waitress	2	£37,200.00	£37,200.00	£37,200.00
Restaurant Manager	1,894	£36,255.00	£36,865.00	£37,470.00
Kitchen Operative	25	£34,620.00	£36,845.00	£39,055.00
Sommelier	2	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
Restaurant General Manager	1,454	£35,825.00	£36,295.00	£36,765.00
Kitchen Manager	56	£34,440.00	£35,875.00	£37,320.00
Events	2,273	£33,740.00	£35,775.00	£37,810.00
Culinary	191	£34,440.00	£35,740.00	£37,045.00
Food and Beverage Manager	19	£34,110.00	£35,575.00	£37,040.00
Shift Leader	329	£33,205.00	£35,350.00	£37,490.00
Hotel	1,066	£33,875.00	£35,275.00	£36,680.00
Sous Chef	909	£34,015.00	£35,245.00	£36,475.00
Brand Ambassador	1	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Chef	3,550	£32,670.00	£33,660.00	£34,645.00
Assistant General Manager	318	£32,930.00	£33,220.00	£33,510.00
Junior Sous Chef	36	£32,145.00	£33,220.00	£34,295.00
Host	36	£31,805.00	£33,075.00	£34,340.00
Pastry Chef	67	£31,835.00	£33,060.00	£34,290.00
Chef Manager	83	£31,975.00	£32,745.00	£33,520.00
Duty Manager	71	£31,830.00	£32,620.00	£33,410.00
Housekeeper	182	£31,795.00	£32,415.00	£33,035.00
Front Of House	53	£31,625.00	£32,310.00	£32,995.00
Assistant Restaurant Manager	683	£31,805.00	£32,190.00	£32,585.00
Events Executive	37	£29,785.00	£32,105.00	£34,430.00
Housekeeping	182	£31,250.00	£31,850.00	£32,450.00
Bar Manager	32	£30,600.00	£31,765.00	£32,925.00
Catering Supervisor	7	£31,600.00	£31,600.00	£31,600.00
Event Organiser	6	£29,900.00	£31,485.00	£33,065.00
Venue Manager	13	£31,115.00	£31,115.00	£31,115.00
Catering	1,065	£30,000.00	£30,805.00	£31,610.00
Chef de Partie	781	£29,940.00	£30,655.00	£31,365.00
Caterer	1,080	£29,720.00	£30,490.00	£31,270.00
Front House Manager	4	£30,425.00	£30,425.00	£30,425.00
Front Of House Manager	4	£30,425.00	£30,425.00	£30,425.00
Head Housekeeper	33	£29,365.00	£30,050.00	£30,745.00
Breakfast Chef	10	£29,120.00	£29,930.00	£30,750.00
Concierge	135	£29,275.00	£29,785.00	£30,295.00
Housekeeping Assistant	2	£29,500.00	£29,750.00	£30,000.00
Events Coordinator	40	£29,125.00	£29,670.00	£30,215.00
Live-in Housekeeper	2	£27,000.00	£29,250.00	£31,500.00
Demi Chef De Partie	24	£28,825.00	£29,140.00	£29,450.00
Events Organiser	4	£28,600.00	£29,100.00	£29,600.00
Night Concierge	23	£28,325.00	£28,800.00	£29,280.00
Hospitality Trainer	2	£28,025.00	£28,775.00	£29,525.00
Cafe Manager	10	£27,875.00	£28,440.00	£29,000.00
Food & Beverage Supervisor	2	£27,500.00	£28,150.00	£28,825.00
Day Concierge	20	£27,825.00	£28,030.00	£28,235.00
Chef Trainer	8	£27,090.00	£27,790.00	£28,500.00
School Caterer	4	£27,700.00	£27,700.00	£27,700.00
Catering Manager	124	£27,265.00	£27,685.00	£28,105.00
Events Assistant	13	£26,815.00	£27,350.00	£27,885.00
Cook	733	£26,520.00	£26,980.00	£27,440.00
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
Commis Chef	43	£26,350.00	£26,630.00	£26,905.00
Bar Work	33	£24,000.00	£26,500.00	£29,000.00
Butler	4	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Restaurant Supervisor	15	£27,650.00	£24,370.00	£21,080.00
School Cook	280	£23,225.00	£23,245.00	£23,265.00
Night Porter	4	£23,150.00	£23,150.00	£23,150.00
Kitchen Porter	5	£22,735.00	£22,775.00	£22,815.00
Assistant Cook	85	£19,375.00	£19,375.00	£19,375.00
Catering Assistant	66	£18,630.00	£18,770.00	£18,915.00
Kitchen Assistant	113	£18,195.00	£18,230.00	£18,265.00