Cooking Techniques and Culinary Skills
Perform cooking techniques and manage kitchen operations to prepare high-quality dishes and maintain food safety.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is hospitality and culinary arts?
This requirement appears in 6.0% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share rose by 0.6 percentage points compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts6.0%UK · 2025
Change in share+0.6 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Culinary Arts and Credentials
Prepare and present culinary dishes while adhering to professional standards and certifications.
Dessert and Ice Cream Preparation Skills
Ability to prepare desserts and ice creams using various techniques.
Culinary Preparation
Prepare and manage food items including fish dishes and side accompaniments.
European Cuisine
Cook and serve traditional European dishes including French, German, and Italian cuisines.
Asian Cuisine Specialization Skills
Ability to prepare Asian cuisine dishes using authentic techniques.
International and Vegetarian Culinary Style Skills
Ability to prepare dishes using international and vegetarian culinary techniques.
Bakery Product and Technique Skills
Ability to produce bakery products using appropriate techniques and processes.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO17.03. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where hospitality and culinary arts appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooks Example titles: Cook · Head cook · Fish fryer · Grill hand | 89.4% | |
| 2 | Chefs Example titles: Chef · Head chef · Chef manager · Food stylist | 89.2% | |
| 3 | Kitchen and catering assistants Example titles: Kitchen assistant · Pan man · Tea boy · Tea lady | 65.9% | |
| 4 | Nannies and au pairs Example titles: Nannie · Au pair · Private nanny · Children's nanny | 43.5% | |
| 5 | Interior designers Example titles: Interior designer · Team leader · Décor designer · Kitchen planner | 42.0% | |
| 6 | Catering and bar managers Example titles: Bar manager · Club steward · Duty manager · Chief steward | 38.2% | |
| 7 | Bakers and flour confectioners Example titles: Flour confectioner · Table man · Cake maker · First hand | 36.6% | |
| 8 | Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors Example titles: Restaurant manager · Cafe owner · Cafe manager · Takeaway owner | 36.3% | |
| 9 | Bar and catering supervisors Example titles: Bar supervisor · Head barman · Head waiter · Area manager | 35.3% | |
| 10 | Waiters and waitresses Example titles: Waiter · Tea maid · Saloon boy · Food runner | 34.0% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Hospitality, Travel and Events
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitality and Travel Hospitality and Travel Services · Catering Operations and Service Management · Bartending Skills | 6.4% | +1.1 pp | |
| 2 | Hospitality and Culinary Arts Selected skill · Cooking Techniques and Culinary Skills · Culinary Arts and Credentials · Dessert and Ice Cream Preparation Skills | 6.0% | +0.6 pp | |
| 3 | Event Management Exhibition Management and Museum Operations · Crowd Management and Control | 0.2% | +0.1 pp | |
| 4 | Hospitality Technology | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 5 | Event Management and Hospitality | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.