Chef jobs in Southend-on-Sea

Live chef roles in Southend-on-Sea, with East of England salary benchmarks.

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21 live roles in Southend-on-Sea

Head Chef

Southend on Sea

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As Head Chef at Toby Carvery - Southend you’ll lead the way in creating a kitchen to be proud of.

Hospitality & Catering
2 weeks ago Apply on WhatJobs

Head Chef

Southend-On-Sea, Essex

£38000/annum

Head Chef, _ take ownership of an ambitious Hotel kitchen in Southend-on-Sea, earning £38,000 + Are you ready to lead a talented kitchen team while…

Hospitality & Catering Permanent
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Commis Chef

Southend on Sea

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We’re on the lookout for a Commis Chef to join our team! Prep, create and bring our pub menu to life. Got a passion for food? You’ll fit right in.

Hospitality & Catering
3 weeks ago Apply on WhatJobs

Cafe Chef

Southend on Sea

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Alongside a fantastic work life balance , we offer excellent benefits that help make The Cafe a great place to work.

Hospitality & Catering
4 weeks ago Apply on WhatJobs

Chef hiring in Southend-on-Sea: the numbers

  • 21 live chef roles in Southend-on-Sea right now.
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: InterContinental Hotels Group (2), Mitchells & Butlers PLC (2), Morgan Hunt (2), Morgan Hunt Recruitment (2), Platinum Recruitment Consultancy (2).
  • Newest advert posted 13 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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