Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Bar and catering supervisors demand is falling in the UK.
ONS recorded 1,493 new online adverts for bar and catering supervisors in the UK in Aug 2026. That is 24.7% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK is £27,500.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Bar and catering supervisors hiring demand
New online job adverts for bar and catering supervisors across the UK
New online job adverts have decreased since Aug 2025.
1,493
Aug 2026 · the UK
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for bar and catering supervisors across the UK
Advertised pay is 5.8% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£27,500
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 | 91.3% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 80.2% | |
| 3 | Hospitality and Travel | 61.0% | |
| 4 | Food and Beverage Production | 60.6% | |
| 5 | Risk and Safety | 51.7% | |
| 6 | Hospitality and Food Science | 44.8% | |
| 7 | Marketing and Sales | 39.9% | |
| 8 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 35.5% | |
| 9 | Hospitality and Culinary Arts | 35.3% | |
| 10 | Organizational Development | 35.1% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.7 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 63.8% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 17.5% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 11.1% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 4.2% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 3.4% |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 891 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 112 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 92 | |
| 4 | City of Edinburgh | 82 | |
| 5 | North Yorkshire | 81 | |
| 6 | Glasgow City | 75 | |
| 7 | Cornwall | 72 | |
| 8 | Bristol, City of | 62 | |
| 9 | Leeds | 60 | |
| 10 | Nottingham | 48 |
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 assistants Kitchen assistant · Pan man · Tea boy — 44.5% of group adverts | 9,397 | -15.6% | |
| 2 | Waiters and waitresses Waiter · Tea maid · Saloon boy — 14.6% of group adverts | 3,076 | -26.3% | |
| 3 | Bar staff Bar help · Bar maid · Bar helper — 13.9% of group adverts | 2,935 | -23.5% | |
| 4 | Leisure and theme park attendants Theme park attendant · Call boy · Red coat — 9.5% of group adverts | 2,013 | -3.8% | |
| 5 | Coffee shop workers Coffee shop assistant · Coffee maid · Coffee barman — 7.6% of group adverts | 1,614 | -24.7% | |
| 6 | Bar and catering supervisorsYou’re viewing this Bar supervisor · Head barman · Head waiter — 7.1% of group adverts | 1,493 | -24.7% | |
| 7 | Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. Service liftman · Door boy · Key grip — 2.7% of group adverts | 573 | -15.0% | |
| 8 | Hospital porters Hospital porter · Hall porter · Portering supervisor — 0.1% of group adverts | 29 | +26.1% |
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.