Chef Jobs

Browse 573 live Chef vacancies across the UK. Listings refresh throughout the day.

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Chefs prepare and present food across restaurants, hotels, contract catering, hospitals and schools. Brigade structure runs Commis → Chef de Partie → Sous Chef → Head Chef, with Pastry as a parallel ladder. Hours are typically split shifts and weekends; pay rises sharply at Sous and Head levels in fine dining.

Louisa LoweBy Louisa Lowe, Editor — Careers & Workplace

Chef salary in the UK

£27,000 – £33,000
Typical annual salary range
Based on 79 current UK vacancies (25th–75th percentile)
£30,000
Median pay
Per year
573
Live vacancies
UK-wide right now

Salary range computed from current UK Chef listings. Outliers excluded (25th–75th percentile of advertised salaries). Hourly, weekly and daily rates are annualised to a 37.5-hour week.

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