Average salary
£34,000 - £40,000
Median salary
£34,000 - £40,000
Lower rangeUpper range
Salary distribution by percentile
10th percentile£24k
25th percentile£30k
Median£34k
75th percentile£40k
90th percentile£46k
50% of professionals earn between £29,922 - £40,000 GBP
The median salary is £34,000
Top cities
London16,043 job openings
Edinburgh1,440 job openings
Manchester1,210 job openings
Birmingham1,101 job openings
Glasgow1,027 job openings
Bristol926 job openings
Oxford726 job openings
Cambridge720 job openings
Leeds674 job openings
Liverpool651 job openings
Cardiff608 job openings
Bath604 job openings
Westminster557 job openings
Exeter526 job openings
Newcastle Upon Tyne481 job openings
Sheffield454 job openings
Southampton449 job openings
Milton Keynes432 job openings
Reading424 job openings
Belfast350 job openings
Chester348 job openings
Nottingham343 job openings
Bedford310 job openings
Brighton308 job openings
Guildford305 job openings
Related professions
GBP 50,000 - 70,000+62%
GBP 30,090 - 35,540-11%
GBP 32,000 - 37,375-6%
GBP 35,000 - 40,300+2%
GBP 18,000 - 35,000-28%
GBP 30,500 - 35,000-11%
GBP 30,000 - 35,000-12%
GBP 28,000 - 31,625-19%
GBP 48,010 - 60,000+46%
GBP 32,000 - 40,000-3%
The average salary for a Chef in United Kingdom is GBP 34,000 - GBP 40,000 per year in 2026. The median salary is GBP 37,000 per year, based on 128,273 active job listings.
The cities with the most Chef job opportunities in United Kingdom are London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow. London leads with 16,043 job openings.
Explore 128,273 Chef job listings in United Kingdom on BeBee, or check our salary calculator for a personalized estimate.