Chef
PPM Recruitment
£15.09 an hour
ApplyChef - Healthcare Catering. Location: Guildford. Hours: 40 hours per week. Shift: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Contract:..
Chef / Cook Salary UK 2026
The average advertised pay for a Chef / Cook, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.
£31,000
median advertised salary
98
live jobs right now
63%
permanent roles
75%
via agencies
How much does a Chef / Cook earn in the UK?
The average advertised salary for a Chef / Cook in the UK is £31,000 a year, based on 86 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £2,580 a month or £15.90 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 63% of current adverts are permanent, and 75% are posted through recruitment agencies.
Chef / Cook adverts mention AI or automation 0% of the time — among the most AI-proof roles we track.
How Chef / Cook pay compares
Median advertised salary for Chef / Cook beside other UK job titles, from the lowest paid to the highest.
How other roles compare
| Role | Median pay | Live jobs | Permanent | AI mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DevOps Engineer | £127,000 | 58 | 57% | 15% |
| Brand Manager | £55,000 | 24 | 96% | 0% |
| Design Engineer | £48,000 | 1,056 | 87% | 3% |
| Painter and Decorator | £42,000 | 66 | 31% | 0% |
| Machinist | £35,000 | 236 | 89% | 0% |
| Cleaning Supervisor | £31,000 | 11 | 69% | 0% |
| Chef / Cook | £31,000 | 98 | 63% | 0% |
| Office Administrator | £28,000 | 143 | 67% | 0% |
| Apprentice | £19,000 | 144 | 81% | 5% |
Latest Chef / Cook jobs
Line Cook / Junior Chef de Partie - Takeaway
Center Parcs
£14.40 an hour
ApplyLine Cook / Junior Chef de Partie - Takeaway. Whinfell Forest | £14.40 per hour. Restaurant Runner delivers freshly prepared..
Chef de Partie
Select Recruitment Specialists Ltd
£29,000 – £35,000 a year
ApplyChef de partie – Cambridge College. Up to £35,000 (Do. E) | Straight Shifts | Every Other Weekend Off | Overtime/TOIL | Up to..
Bank Chef
Spire Healthcare
Pay not stated
ApplyBank Chef. Private Hospital | Bank (Zero Hours) | Chatham, Kent. Flexible shifts. Great team. Rewarding environment. Spire..
Assistant Cook
Adecco
£13.46 an hour
ApplyOur client is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Assistant Cook to join their kitchen team on a temporary basis. About the..
Cook
Spire Healthcare
£13.31 – £14.31 an hour
ApplyChef / Cook. Spire Cheshire Hospital, Warrington. Permanent | Part-time | 22.5 hours per week | £13.31 per hour plus excellent..
Italian Pizza Chef & Chef de Parties- West London
Hamilton Mayday
£40,000 – £45,000 a year
ApplyItalian Pizza Chef & Chef de Parties - West London/ Kensington area. £16-£18 per hour | 48 hours per week. Are you an Italian..
Chef
Remedicare
£31,000 – £33,500 a year
ApplyAre you an enthusiastic Chef or Cook who is tired of working the strenuous and traditional unsocial hours within a kitchen? We..
Head Chef
Contract Options
£35,000 – £40,000 a year
ApplyHEAD CHEF – MAKE EVERY MEAL MATTER. £35,000–£40,000 per annum | Near Saffron Walden, Essex. Are you a passionate HEAD CHEF..
Freelance chef
Class 1 Personnel
£17 – £23 an hour
Apply"Chefs don't make mistakes; they create new dishes" Elizabeth Brigg. The Class 1 Personnel team is expanding! Our brand-new..
Browse 98 live Chef / Cook jobs →
How we calculate this. Figures come from live Chef / Cook vacancies in the CV-Library feed, refreshed monthly. The median uses adverts that state pay; hourly and weekly rates are annualised (hourly × 37.5 × 52). Ambiguous or "competitive" salaries are excluded rather than guessed. Read the full methodology →