Weekend Chef
Contract Options
£15 – £15.50 an hour
ApplyWeekend Chef Oxford. We are looking for a Weekend Chef to join our team at a hostel in Oxford. The successful candidate will be..
Chef Jobs
621 jobs across the UK
Chef
Contract Options
£14.50 – £15 an hour
ApplyWeekend Chef – Bristol. St Pauls, Bristol, BS2. We are looking for a Weekend Chef to join our team at a hostel in Bristol. The..
Chef
Resilience Personnel Ltd
£15 – £16 an hour
ApplyLooking for Chefs for care homes in Dorset. Key Responsibilities. Preparing and serving meals for residents as directed by the..
Oriental Chef
dnata
£18.46 an hour
ApplyDescription. dnata Catering UK are actively seeking an Oriental Chef to join our already successful and vibrant team at Heathrow..
Banqueting Chef
N.E. Recruitment
£29,000 – £35,000 a year
ApplyBanqueting Chef, required for a prestigious boutique hotel located in the Rye area, East Sussex. This property holds a number of..
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What does a Chef do?
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.
By Louisa Lowe, Editor — Careers & WorkplaceHow much does a Chef earn in the UK?
A Chef in the UK typically earns £28,000 to £37,000 a year, with a median of £33,000, based on 71 vacancies sampled on 5 October 2026. The median is about £2,750 a month or £16.92 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. These are advertised salaries; the exact figure depends on experience, employer and location.
£28,000 – £37,000
Typical annual salary range
Based on 71 UK vacancies sampled on 5 October 2026 (25th–75th percentile)
£33,000
Median pay
Per year
621
Live vacancies
UK-wide right now
Salary range computed from UK Chef listings sampled on 5 October 2026. Outliers excluded (25th–75th percentile of advertised salaries). Hourly, weekly and daily rates are annualised to a 37.5-hour week.
Top cities for Chef jobs
Questions about Chef jobs
How many Chef jobs are there in the UK?
There are currently 621 live Chef vacancies across the UK. Listings refresh throughout the day, so the number changes constantly.
Where in the UK are Chef jobs hiring most?
In the vacancies sampled on 5 October 2026, the places with the most Chef jobs were Winchester, Woodbridge, City of London, Cambridge, London.