Chef jobs in London

Live chef roles in London, with London salary benchmarks.

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2944 live roles in London

Grill Chef - Peckham

London

Up to £1000 “Refer a Friend” scheme

Craft Exchange Programme - where you can get paid for jobs around Honest that you may have an interest, for example sign-writing, social media, etc.

Hospitality & Catering
16 hours ago Apply on WhatJobs

Chef Manager

London Borough of Merton

£40000 per annum

We're looking for an experienced and passionate Chef Manager to lead our catering team in delivering high-quality food services for patients, staff…

Hospitality & Catering
16 hours ago Apply on WhatJobs

Nursery Cook

London

from £16 an hour

Nest Royal Wharf is our nursery for babies and young toddlers at 30 Royal Crest Avenue, E16, by Pontoon Dock DLR.

Education
16 hours ago Apply on WhatJobs

Sushi Chef

London

£13/hr

Sushi Chef Location: Sticks'n'Sushi Wimbledon Fish are like us—we all swim together. Strange Fish are bold, curious individuals who fit right in here.

Hospitality & Catering
14 hours ago Apply on WhatJobs

Sushi Chef SWK

London

£12–£14/hr

We are looking for exceptional Sushi Chefs at Sticks‘n’Sushi! At Sticks’n’Sushi we employ people with big smiles and small egos.

Hospitality & Catering
14 hours ago Apply on WhatJobs

Chef hiring in London: the numbers

  • 2,944 live chef roles in London right now.
  • Median advertised salary for chef roles in London: £70,000 (from 7 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: BaxterStorey (9), COREcruitment Ltd (5), Chef & Cook (4), Greene King (4), BM Caterers (3).
  • 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 London

£32,000 – £50,000 (indicative · midpoint £38,000)

How this figure was built. Based on 1 live advertised salary for this role and region. That is below the 5 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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