Hospitality Jobs in the UK

Looking for Hospitality Jobs in the UK?


There’s a better way to find your next job in hospitality.
With Candid Hospitality, you don’t need to spend hours scrolling through job boards, sending the same CV everywhere and waiting to hear back. Create your anonymous profile once, tell us what you’re looking for, and we’ll match you with hospitality employers across the UK based on your experience, skills and preferences.


Whether you’re looking for your first hospitality job, moving into management or simply ready for a change, Candid helps you find opportunities that actually fit.

Hospitality Job Roles Available

Why Work in Hospitality in the UK?

Hospitality is one of the UK’s biggest and most varied industries, with opportunities across hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs, events venues and plenty more.

You could be working behind the bar in a busy city centre, joining the kitchen team at an independent restaurant or progressing into management with a major hospitality brand. There are roles available for almost every level of experience, from people completely new to the industry through to experienced hospitality professionals.

Hospitality jobs can be found across the country, with particularly busy markets in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow and other major cities and tourist destinations.

Average Salary for Hospitality Jobs in the UK

Hospitality salaries vary depending on the role, your experience, the employer and where you’re based, but usually sit around the £24,000+ mark.

Many hospitality roles also include tips, service charge, bonuses or other benefits on top of your basic salary.

Salary progression opportunities:

  • Entry Level Hospitality Roles: £22,000 to £25,000
  • Experienced Hospitality Staff: £25,000 to £30,000
  • Hospitality Supervisors: £28,000 to £35,000+
  • Hospitality Managers: £35,000 to £50,000+

Why Find Hospitality Jobs with Candid?

Finding your next hospitality role shouldn’t be complicated.

With Candid Hospitality you can:

  • Create one profile instead of completing multiple applications.
  • Get matched anonymously before sharing your personal details.
  • Connect with hospitality businesses looking for people with your skills.
  • Discover opportunities that aren’t always advertised on traditional job boards.

Hospitality Roles Available in the UK

Employers across the UK regularly recruit for roles including:

  • Waiters and Waitresses
  • Bar Staff and Bartenders
  • Chefs and Kitchen Staff
  • Front of House Team Members
  • Hotel Staff
  • Hospitality Supervisors
  • Restaurant and Bar Managers
  • General Managers

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Whether you’re looking for your first hospitality job or you’re ready to take the next step in your career, Candid Hospitality helps you connect with employers across the UK that value great people and relevant experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Hospitality jobs are there in the UK?

There are thousands of hospitality jobs available across the UK at any one time, and the market moves quickly. Hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars are constantly recruiting, particularly around seasonal peaks, new openings and busy event periods.

You’ll find hospitality jobs pretty much everywhere, but the biggest concentrations are in major cities, tourist destinations and areas with a strong hotel or restaurant scene. London is the obvious hotspot, but cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow also have large hospitality markets.

That depends on which side of hospitality you enjoy. If you like working with guests, look at waiting, bar and front of house roles. Prefer something behind the scenes? Chef, kitchen and housekeeping jobs could be a better fit. There’s also a clear route into supervisor and management positions once you’ve built up experience.

Hospitality jobs sit within the hospitality and catering sector, but it’s broader than people sometimes realise. It covers everything from restaurants and pubs to hotels, events, leisure venues and contract catering, so experience can transfer between different parts of the industry quite easily.

Refer-a-Legend Scheme: Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: 09.07.2025
Last Updated: 09.07.2025

Welcome to Candid’s Refer-a-Legend scheme – our way of rewarding you for growing a community of incredible hospitality talent.

These Terms & Conditions outline how the referral rewards work, what you need to do to qualify and the fine print we need to cover to keep things fair for everyone involved.

1. Who Can Take Part
The Refer-a-Legend scheme is open to all Candid users who:

Have signed up as a candidate.

Are based in the UK.

Have a unique referral link generated by the Candid platform.

2. How It Works
You complete your Candid profile.

Receive your unique referral link via email and/or in your dashboard.

You share your link with your network via WhatsApp, socials, email, text… wherever you like.

When someone signs up using your link and completes their candidate profile, it counts as a referral.

You’ll receive updates as your referrals come through, and rewards will be unlocked as you hit key milestones.

Note: Referral links must be shared organically. Paid promotion, bulk messaging or use of bots/automated scripts is not permitted.

3. Reward Milestones
You’ll earn rewards based on the number of successful candidate sign-ups using your unique link:

3 Sign-ups

Community Builder badge on your candidate profile, visible to employers

5 Sign-ups

Exclusive Candid merch drop delivered to your door (UK only)

10+ Sign-ups

Upgrade to Candid Champion badge + invite to join our private community group

Referral leads to interview

Receive a £25 voucher each as a thank-you from the Candid team

4. The Small Print (But Important!)

Referrals must be genuine new users who haven’t previously registered on Candid (duplicate or spam accounts won’t be counted).

Referral links must be shared organically (e.g. through personal messages or social posts). Paid promotion, bulk messaging, or automated scripts are not allowed.

We reserve the right to monitor, verify or disqualify any referral if fraudulent or suspicious activity is detected.

Physical rewards (e.g. merch) can only be shipped within the UK.
Rewards are non-transferable, have no cash value, and cannot be exchanged or resold.

The £25 voucher will be issued digitally via email. Voucher options are selected at Candid’s discretion.

A referral voucher is considered when the referred candidate is progressed by an employer via the Candid platform.

Referral milestones and reward structures may be reviewed or updated at any time. If changes occur, we’ll communicate them in advance.

Candid reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Refer-a-Legend scheme at any time. If we do, we’ll give reasonable notice via email or platform update.

We process referral data in line with our Privacy Policy. No personal information about your referrals will be shared without their consent.

5. When Will I Receive My Rewards?
Badges are added to your profile automatically once a milestone is hit.

Merch and voucher rewards will be processed within 14 days of reaching your milestone.

You’ll receive an email confirmation with next steps when a reward is unlocked.

6. Data & Privacy
We process your referral data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Rest assured:

Your referrals’ data remains private

No personal information will be shared without consent

We remain GDPR-compliant and committed to protecting your data

7. Need Help or Have a Question?

We love hearing from our community!

If something’s unclear or you want to chat about your referral progress, drop us a message:

📧 izzy@candidhospitality.co.uk

Thanks for helping build a fairer, more human way of hiring in hospitality.

We’re seriously lucky to have you on board 💛

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