Companies hiring hospitality and food service in United Kingdom
As of 4 November 2026, 788 companies are hiring hospitality and food service in United Kingdom, with 22,808 open roles; 16,608 opened in the last 30 days and London has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Top city
- London · 4,847 roles
- Largest role family
- cooking and kitchen · 39%
- Leadership roles (director+)
- 29 · 19 companies
- Remote share, last 30 days
- 1%
- Postings with a salary
- 33% · 323 companies
- Most-named tool
- Oracle OPERA · 36 companies
Most new hospitality and food service roles, last 30 days
Companies with the most new postings in the last 30 days; job boards and directories left out. Headquartered in United Kingdom. Open hospitality and food service roles and all open roles per company.
| Company | Size | new, 30 d | open hospitality and food service | all open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Costa CoffeeCafes coffee shops | 10,001+ employees | 456 | 482 | 548 |
PizzaExpressPizzerias | 5001-10000 employees | 238 | 316 | 452 |
Young'sPubs inns | 1001-5000 employees | 236 | 273 | 392 |
Nando'sRestaurant groups & hospitality operators | 10,001+ employees | 229 | 438 | 473 |
Elior UKFacilities management | 10,001+ employees | 188 | 183 | 245 |
IFG IndependentContract catering services | 501-1000 employees | 185 | 203 | 230 |
Aberdeen International AirportTransport infrastructure operators | 201-500 employees | 126 | 81 | 89 |
Marks & SpencerGeneral merchandise webshops | 10,001+ employees | 125 | 109 | 3,195 |
Urban Pubs & BarsPubs inns | 501-1000 employees | 110 | 95 | 113 |
Village HotelsHotels | 1001-5000 employees | 104 | 114 | 186 |
Leonardo HotelsAccommodation booking aggregators | 5001-10000 employees | 88 | 208 | 287 |
AsdaOnline grocery webshops | 10,001+ employees | 71 | 78 | 406 |
RBH Hospitality ManagementFacilities management | 1001-5000 employees | 71 | 92 | 128 |
The Evolv CollectionRestaurant groups & hospitality operators | 501-1000 employees | 69 | 69 | 76 |
Heartwood CollectionRestaurant groups & hospitality operators | 51-200 employees | 64 | 79 | 84 |
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By city, seniority and role family
Postings, then companies. Cities as the posting states them.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| London | 4,847 · 260 |
| Edinburgh | 353 · 44 |
| LONDON | 260 · 3 |
| Birmingham | 253 · 46 |
| Glasgow | 223 · 44 |
| Manchester | 218 · 43 |
| Bristol | 196 · 38 |
| Cambridge | 192 · 25 |
| Bath | 176 · 23 |
| Liverpool | 173 · 32 |
| Leeds | 159 · 32 |
| Cardiff | 154 · 32 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Unpaid | 1 · 1 |
| Trainee, apprentice | 243 · 22 |
| Entry | 14,015 · 646 |
| Mid | 49 · 19 |
| Senior | 1,948 · 235 |
| Manager | 6,246 · 491 |
| Director | 29 · 19 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| cooking and kitchen | 8,783 · 456 |
| food and beverage management | 3,032 · 362 |
| food and beverage service | 2,469 · 259 |
| kitchen support and dishwashing | 2,054 · 214 |
| bar and beverage service | 1,278 · 205 |
| housekeeping and laundry | 944 · 151 |
| barista and coffee service | 923 · 79 |
| counter and cafeteria service | 922 · 102 |
| front office and guest services | 834 · 138 |
| pastry and baking | 230 · 71 |
Tools hospitality and food service postings in United Kingdom ask for
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| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Onsite | 2,394 · 108 |
| Remote | 22 · 8 |
| Hybrid | 8 · 5 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Posted in the last 7 days | 3,015 · 333 |
| Posted in the last 30 days | 16,608 · 656 |
| All open | 22,808 · 788 |
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788 companies have 22,808 open hospitality and food service roles in United Kingdom; 656 of them posted 16,608 in the last 30 days. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/hiring/hospitality_and_food_service/united-kingdom)
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Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from the applicant tracking systems behind company career sites, with portals filling the gaps. Reposts collapse into one record; a role closes when the company closes it.
- Function and familyRole tree v2: every title classified into a function and a family, in every language.
- LocationThe posting's stated location, normalised to city and country. This page counts roles located in United Kingdom.
- ExclusionsJob boards, directories and aggregators are kept out of company lists; staffing firms stay in only for their own hiring.
Hospitality and food service hiring in United Kingdom: questions
What counts as a hospitality and food service role?
A posting classified into the hospitality and food service function by our role tree (v2), whatever the title says. "Account Executive", "Vertriebsmitarbeiter" and "SDR" all land in the same function, then in a family such as cooking and kitchen.
Why is United Kingdom the posting's country, not the company's?
This page counts roles located in United Kingdom. A US company hiring in Berlin counts; a British company hiring in Paris does not. Company pages show the reverse view.
How fresh is it?
Career systems are checked hourly, so a role usually shows up the same day it opens and disappears the day it closes. Reposts collapse into one record.
Can I get the hiring manager?
Yes. For each company, the person the new hires report to, with a verified e-mail. The first 15 companies are on this page; the rest, and a weekly feed of new hospitality and food service hiring in United Kingdom, is in the product.
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