Chef jobs in Chelmsford

Live chef roles in Chelmsford, with East of England salary benchmarks.

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27 live roles in Chelmsford

Cook Retail

Chelmsford

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend…

Sales & Business Development
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Cook/Chef

Chelmsford

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If you're a talented, experienced chef looking to improve the lives of other people, we can offer you a rewarding career at Aspen Grange.

Hospitality & Catering
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Production Chef

Chelmsford

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Our food menus are incredibly important to us, so naturally a strong and professional kitchen team are absolutely essential to the success of the pub.

Hospitality & Catering
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Chef

Chelmsford

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As a Chef de Partie atEGO - Chelmsford, you will have a passion for serving great food, training great people and leaving a smile on our guests faces.

Hospitality & Catering
3 weeks ago Apply on WhatJobs

Chef hiring in Chelmsford: the numbers

  • 27 live chef roles in Chelmsford right now.
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Allscreens Nationwide Ltd (2), Banana Tree (2), Brewhouse & Kitchen (2), Compass Group UK (2), EGO - Chelmsford (2).
  • Newest advert posted 14 October 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Chef salary in East of England

£31,000 – £47,000 (indicative · midpoint £36,000)

How this figure was built. Based on 5 live advertised salaries for this role and region. That is below the 20 we require before publishing 25th/75th percentiles, so this cell shows a median only.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Kitchen porters and commis chefs sit below the band (£23,000–£28,000), chefs de partie anchor it, sous chefs sit in the middle and head and executive chefs above (£45,000–£70,000). Hotels, contract catering and care homes pay less than fine dining but offer better hours; tips and live-in accommodation change the real picture.
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