Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Kitchen and catering assistants demand is falling in Scotland.
ONS recorded 903 new online adverts for kitchen and catering assistants in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 7.5% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £25,400.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Kitchen and catering assistants hiring demand
New online job adverts for kitchen and catering assistants in Scotland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
903
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for kitchen and catering assistants across the UK
Advertised pay is 6.3% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£25,400
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 83.4% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 71.6% | |
| 3 | Hospitality and Culinary Arts | 65.9% | |
| 4 | Food and Beverage Production | 62.3% | |
| 5 | Hospitality and Travel | 53.2% | |
| 6 | Hospitality and Food Science | 49.0% | |
| 7 | Construction and Built Environment | 46.8% | |
| 8 | Risk and Safety | 44.3% | |
| 9 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 34.2% | |
| 10 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 31.1% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.3 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 82.0% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 13.5% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 3.1% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 0.9% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 0.6% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 903 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 10,237 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 2,975 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | 481 | |
| 3 | North Yorkshire | 465 | |
| 4 | City of Edinburgh | 457 | |
| 5 | Somerset | 368 | |
| 6 | Manchester | 354 | |
| 7 | Wiltshire | 316 | |
| 8 | Birmingham | 298 | |
| 9 | Bristol, City of | 292 | |
| 10 | Glasgow City | 291 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Elementary administration and service occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orkney Islands | £29,000 | |
| 2 | Shetland Islands | £27,500 | |
| 3 | London | £27,400 | |
| 4 | Isles of Scilly | £27,000 | |
| 5 | Slough | £26,900 | |
| 6 | Oxford | £26,500 | |
| 7 | South Oxfordshire | £26,500 | |
| 8 | Horsham | £26,300 | |
| 9 | Sedgemoor | £26,200 | |
| 10 | Wealden | £26,100 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 926) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitchen and catering assistantsYou’re viewing this Kitchen assistant · Pan man · Tea boy — 50.2% of group adverts | 10,237 | -1.4% | |
| 2 | Bar staff Bar help · Bar maid · Bar helper — 15.2% of group adverts | 3,106 | -12.3% | |
| 3 | Waiters and waitresses Waiter · Tea maid · Saloon boy — 14.9% of group adverts | 3,048 | -5.7% | |
| 4 | Coffee shop workers Coffee shop assistant · Coffee maid · Coffee barman — 8.3% of group adverts | 1,697 | -1.3% | |
| 5 | Bar and catering supervisors Bar supervisor · Head barman · Head waiter — 8.0% of group adverts | 1,642 | -16.1% | |
| 6 | Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. Service liftman · Door boy · Key grip — 3.2% of group adverts | 648 | -1.8% | |
| 7 | Hospital porters Hospital porter · Hall porter · Portering supervisor — 0.1% of group adverts | 24 | -25.0% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.