Foodservice and Retail Management
Manage foodservice operations and retail store processes for efficient service delivery.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is food and beverage production?
This requirement appears in 8.7% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share rose by 0.4 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 adverts8.7%UK · 2025
Change in share+0.4 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Food Processing and Safety
Implement food processing techniques and ensure compliance with safety standards.
Food Service Operations and Meat Processing
Perform food service operations and meat processing tasks to maintain quality and meet customer requirements.
Fermentation Process Skills
Ability to perform fermentation processes for food or industrial applications.
Viticulture and Wine Production Processes
Manage viticulture and wine production processes to ensure quality and compliance with industry standards.
Brewing Operation Skills
Ability to perform brewing operations for beverage production.
Culinary Arts and Food Preparation
Prepare and present culinary dishes, apply cooking techniques, and ensure food quality and safety in professional kitchens.
Menu Planning Techniques
Creating balanced and appealing menus for food service operations.
Spice Processing and Culinary Applications
Process spices and apply culinary techniques to enhance flavour and food quality.
Coffee Preparation Skills
Ability to prepare coffee using various brewing techniques.
Dairy Product Processing and Quality Control
Manage dairy product processing and apply quality control measures to ensure safety and consistency.
Bottling Operation Skills
Ability to manage bottling processes for packaging beverages.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO04.04. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where food and beverage production appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors Example titles: Restaurant manager · Cafe owner · Cafe manager · Takeaway owner | 80.8% | |
| 2 | Managers in logistics Example titles: Logistic manager · Logistics manager · Supply chain manager · Logistics support manager | 75.6% | |
| 3 | Waiters and waitresses Example titles: Waiter · Tea maid · Saloon boy · Food runner | 73.8% | |
| 4 | Cooks Example titles: Cook · Head cook · Fish fryer · Grill hand | 64.0% | |
| 5 | Kitchen and catering assistants Example titles: Kitchen assistant · Pan man · Tea boy · Tea lady | 62.3% | |
| 6 | Bar and catering supervisors Example titles: Bar supervisor · Head barman · Head waiter · Area manager | 60.6% | |
| 7 | Chefs Example titles: Chef · Head chef · Chef manager · Food stylist | 59.8% | |
| 8 | Bar staff Example titles: Bar help · Bar maid · Bar helper · Bar person | 52.7% | |
| 9 | Catering and bar managers Example titles: Bar manager · Club steward · Duty manager · Chief steward | 51.3% | |
| 10 | Butchers Example titles: Butcher · First hand · Meat cutter · Bacon cutter | 47.9% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Agriculture and Food Production
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food and Beverage Production Selected skill · Foodservice and Retail Management · Food Processing and Safety · Food Service Operations and Meat Processing | 8.7% | +0.4 pp | |
| 2 | Hospitality and Food Science Food Safety Standard Knowledge · Beverage Production and Service Technique Skills | 4.6% | +0.5 pp | |
| 3 | Agriculture and Horticulture Agricultural Equipment and Cultivation · Agricultural Science and Policy · Soil Science and Agricultural Practices | 4.6% | +0.4 pp | |
| 4 | Food Science Food Technology and Industry Knowledge · Low-Temperature Processing Techniques · Food Production Knowledge | 0.3% | 0.0 pp | |
| 5 | Consumer Appliances and Food Tech Coffee Equipment Operation | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Culinary Science Food Preparation and Ingredient Management | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Life Sciences and Botany Plant Identification Techniques | 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.