Hospitality & Catering Jobs

Head Chef

Sodexo • London, UK

Salary

£34k – £36k

Posted

1 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sodexo is hiring a Head Chef in London, a hospitality & catering role. The advertised salary is £34k – £36k. Sodexo holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job Title Head ChefLocation Notting Hill Prep School, 1B Thorpe Close, London, W10 5XLSalary £34,000 - £36,000 per annum Sodexo BenefitsHours40 hours per weekShift Pattern Monday – Friday (start time between 6.30 and 7.30am - finish time around 3.30/4pm)Term Time Yes (33.5 term weeks and 2 weeks non term time, plus holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks - totalling 41.1 paid weeks per year)Sodexo benefits, Parking, Uniform and meal on dutyPlan Your Journey | Traveline W10 5XLLocated in the heart of …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sodexo — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £34k – £36k
How this salary compares: about 23% above the £29,286 median across 1,727 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: London, UK
Similar roles nearby: 232 other live hospitality & catering roles in London — browse them
Posted: 1 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Chefs are among the occupations specifically listed as eligible under the Skilled Worker visa, covering roles from commis chef through to head chef level. Restaurant groups, hotel chains, and contract catering companies sponsor both established chefs and those at earlier stages of their career.