Sous Chef
Sodexo
£1 – £32,000 a year
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Sous Chef Salary UK 2026
The average advertised pay for a Sous Chef, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.
By Louisa Lowe, Editor — Careers & Workplace · Updated 5 October 2026£37,000
median advertised salary
74
live jobs right now
78%
permanent roles
68%
via agencies
How much does a Sous Chef earn in the UK?
The average advertised salary for a Sous Chef in the UK is £37,000 a year, based on 72 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £3,080 a month or £18.97 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 78% of current adverts are permanent, and 68% are posted through recruitment agencies.
Sous Chef adverts mention AI or automation 0% of the time — among the most AI-proof roles we track.
How Sous Chef pay compares
Median advertised salary for Sous Chef beside other job titles in retail, hospitality and cleaning, from the lowest paid to the highest.
Other roles in retail, hospitality and cleaning
| Role | Median pay | Live jobs | Permanent | AI mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category Manager | £53,000 | 49 | 89% | 0% |
| Sous Chef | £37,000 | 74 | 78% | 0% |
| Pastry Chef | £34,000 | 12 | 78% | 0% |
| Caretaker | £29,000 | 120 | 36% | 0% |
| Industrial Cleaner | £27,000 | 23 | 40% | 0% |
| Housekeeper | £26,000 | 50 | 37% | 0% |
| Retail Assistant | £25,000 | 34 | 65% | 0% |
| Office Cleaner | £25,000 | 10 | 38% | 1% |
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Browse 74 live Sous Chef jobs →
How we calculate this. Figures come from live Sous Chef 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 →