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Salary guide · Oxford

Chef salary in Oxford

What chefs are advertised at in Oxford.

Official support staff pay spine · 2026/27

NJC pay points 3–43

Full-time, full-year rates from 1 April 2026 (3.3% increase agreed). Show all pay points

Pay point (SCP)Annual salaryHourly rate
3£25,614£13.28
4£26,016£13.48
5£26,427£13.70
6£26,847£13.92
7£27,274£14.14
8£27,709£14.36
9£28,153£14.59
10£28,608£14.83
11£29,071£15.07
12£29,542£15.31
13£30,023£15.56
14£30,515£15.82
15£31,015£16.08
16£31,525£16.34
17£32,046£16.61
18£32,578£16.89
19£33,119£17.17
20£33,673£17.45
21£34,237£17.75
22£34,811£18.04
23£35,570£18.44
24£36,581£18.96
25£37,563£19.47
26£38,510£19.96
27£39,481£20.46
28£40,444£20.96
29£41,177£21.34
30£42,123£21.83
31£43,149£22.37
32£44,253£22.94
33£45,529£23.60
34£46,579£24.14
35£47,665£24.71
36£48,738£25.26
37£49,817£25.82
38£50,908£26.39
39£51,928£26.92
40£53,051£27.50
41£54,143£28.06
42£55,224£28.62
43£56,293£29.18

Source: NJC for Local Government Services pay agreement 2026 (Annex 1)

Councils and most maintained schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland pay support staff on this spine; each employer decides which pay points a role sits on. Annual figures are for a full-time (37-hour), all-year post — term-time and part-time staff are paid a proportion of them. Hourly rates are for a 37-hour week. Pay point 2 was removed, so the spine now starts at point 3. Academies, independent schools and private nurseries may use their own pay.

Read the official pay agreement (Local Government Association)

Typical advertised pay

£13,275 per year – £25,570 per year

Median advertised range for Catering Assistant roles in England

Based on Catering Assistant adverts

We don't yet have enough Chef adverts with pay to publish a figure of their own, so this shows the closest main role. Based on 17 live public vacancies. Support-staff pay is set locally, so individual adverts vary.

See the Catering Assistant salary guide

Chef job openings in Oxford

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Where chefs are being advertised near Oxford

Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish estimated pay by area.

AreaLive vacancies
Oxford This location1 job

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a chef earn in Oxford?

We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence for chef roles to publish a figure for Oxford. The live vacancies on this page show what employers are actually advertising.

Do you adjust pay figures for Oxford?

No. We never apply a regional multiplier to a national figure. A location figure is only published where we hold enough verified evidence for that location.

Which schools and agencies hire chefs in Oxford?

There are currently 1 live chef opening in Oxford on SchoolJobs.uk from schools, trusts and agencies.

What pay framework applies to chefs?

There is no single pay framework that generally applies to this role: pay depends on the employer, the contract and the nation. Use the advertised salary evidence on this page and check the individual advert.

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