Pizza chef pay in London August 2026

How much do pizza chefs in London get paid?

pizza chefs in London earn

£10.27-18.24 per hour

Based on 75 employee reviews

pizza chef salaries can range between £10.27-18.24 per hour in the London area. This data is based on quiz results from 75 employees who live in and around London.

What do top employers pay pizza chefs?

Center Parcs
£12.37-15.15
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Fortnum & Mason
£11.73-14.39
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Who are the top pizza chef employers?

  1. Somerset Larder
    8.3
  2. Center Parcs
    7.5
  3. Fortnum & Mason
    7.5

Who are the worst pizza chef employers?

  1. Carluccio’s
    3.0
  2. Bob & Berts
    3.5
  3. Six by Nico
    3.5

Recent pizza chef Jobs in London

  1. Chef - Borough at Flat Iron posted yesterday
  2. Executive Chef - London at BaxterStorey posted yesterday
  3. All Levels of Chef's at Blue Arrow posted yesterday
  4. Caterlink - Relief Chef at Caterlink posted 2 days ago
  5. Chef - London at David Lloyd posted 2 days ago
  6. Casual Chefs - Paddington, London at Lexington Catering posted 2 days ago
See all pizza chef jobs in the London area

How are people paid?

67%
by the hour
33%
an annual salary

Based on 75 employees

What contracts are people on?

30%
6%
28%
35%

Based on 113 employees

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What do pizza chefs do?

Chefs have the job of preparing, cooking and plating up food for customers.

Chefs work in kitchens that can be found in:

  • Restaurants
  • Pubs
  • Bars
  • Hotels
  • Hospitals
  • Schools/ colleges
  • Ships
  • The military
  • Private catering events

There are a few types of chef jobs. These are:

  • Apprentice/ trainee chef. This can also be called a commis chef.
  • Section chef. This can also be called a chef de partie.
  • Sous chef. This is the second-in-command chef.
  • Head chef. This can also be called an executive chef or a chef du cuisine.

Each of these types of chef jobs have different tasks. You can read up on what different chef jobs are here.

In general, a chef job may involve:

  • Planning menus
  • Ordering and quality controlling ingredients and kitchen equipment
  • Managing budgets
  • Prepping meat and fish for cooking
  • Cleaning and prepping other ingredients for cooking
  • Cooking food under time pressure
  • Plating up and presenting food
  • Maintaining hygiene, health and safety and licensing laws
  • Working as part of a kitchen team

Chef work is physical. You may spend a lot of time on your feet.

You may have to work early mornings, late nights, weekends and bank holidays.

If you want to apply for a chef job, you might need the following:

  • Kitchen experience and training
  • The right to work in the UK

Qualifications aren’t essential, but can help. These can include a degree, a college diploma or an apprenticeship.

You can be promoted to a junior chef job from a kitchen assistant job.

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