Hostess Salary UK 2026

The average advertised pay for a Hostess, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.

£24,785
median advertised salary
8
live jobs right now
52%
permanent roles
87%
via agencies

How much does a Hostess earn in the UK?

The average advertised salary for a Hostess in the UK is £24,785 a year, based on 8 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £2,070 a month or £12.71 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 52% of current adverts are permanent, and 87% are posted through recruitment agencies.

Hostess adverts mention AI or automation 1% of the time.

How Hostess pay compares

Median advertised salary for Hostess beside other job titles in retail, hospitality and cleaning, from the lowest paid to the highest.

Other roles in retail, hospitality and cleaning

RoleMedian payLive jobsPermanentAI mentions
Category Manager £53,00049 89%0%
Pastry Chef £35,00012 78%0%
Chef de Partie £32,00098 80%0%
Concierge £30,00017 81%0%
Industrial Cleaner £27,00023 40%0%
Barista £26,00016 25%0%
Domestic Cleaner £25,00017 60%0%
Hostess £24,7858 52%1%

Latest Hostess jobs

Hospital Relief Hostess/Domestic Cleaner

Adecco

£12.71 an hour

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Swindon · Temporary · 1 day ago

Exciting Opportunity: Hospital Relief Hostess/Domestic Cleaner. Location: Great Western Hospital, Swindon. Contract Type:..

Host / Hostess

Class 1 Personnel

£13 an hour

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Hounslow · Permanent · 4 days ago

Host / Hostess. We are currently recruiting enthusiastic, professional, and customer-focused Host/Hostess staff within the..

Hospital Hostess/Domestic Cleaner

Adecco

£12.71 an hour

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Swindon · Temporary · 11 days ago

Exciting Temporary Opportunity: Hospital Hostess/Domestic Cleaner in Swindon. Are you passionate about delivering exceptional..

Hostess

RCH Care Homes

£12.75 an hour

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Crow Green · Permanent · 15 days ago

Brentwood Care Centre are looking for a hostess to join their friendly team, the role would be working 9am to 4pm on a rota..

Browse 8 live Hostess jobs →

How we calculate this. Figures come from live Hostess 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 →