British restaurant employees earn 18%-20% more

British restaurant employees working in London earn on average 18% more than their counterparts from the EU and 20% more than people from non-EU countries.

That's according to new figures from hospitality recruiter the Change Group

However it is German workers who are the highest paid nationality in London hospitality, earning an average of £34,071, 5.7% higher than the UK average.

British employees earn an average of £32,207. Employees from the Czech Republic have the lowest paying hospitality jobs in London at an average of £21,727 a year, followed by those from Latvia (£24,200) and Romania (£24,638).

The top 10 highest paid nationalities in London are:

Germany	£34,071	+5.7%
UK	£32,207
South Africa	£31,583	-1.9%
Australia	£30,824	-4.3%
Eire	£30,462	-5.4%
France	£29,675	-7.9%
India	£29,639	-8.0%
Spain	£27,436	-14.8%
Slovakia	£27,391	-15.0%
Italy	£27,157	-15.7%

When it comes to what the most experienced hospitality workers from different countries earn in London, as compared to other parts of the world, British workers are still faring well:

General manager
Rest of world	£37,971	+0.3%
UK	£37,870
EU	£37,027	-2.2%
Head chef
UK	£37,296
Rest of world	£35,719	-4.2%
EU	£34,412	-7.7%
Sous chef
UK	£28,863
EU	£28,046	-2.8%
Rest of world	£27,063	-6.2%
Chef de partie
UK	£24,068
Rest of world	£23,261	-3.4%
EU	£23,242	-3.4%

The data from Change Group also showed that around half of people looking for restaurant work in London are from the EU (55%). Around a third are British (35%) and around 10% are from non-EU countries. The analysis is based on 1982 registrations at Change between January and August 2016 by experienced people applying to work at top London restaurants. Founder and director of The Change Group, Craig Allen, said: "London restaurants are very diverse places with people from all over the world working together to deliver some of the best cooking and service on the planet. However our data suggests there is a discrepancy in terms of the salary expectation with employees from certain nationalities more regularly taking lower paid and generally less skilled positions than those from other countries. "This situation has significant implications for restaurants moving forwards depending on how the Brexit negotiations evolve around freedom of movement for EU workers. If there are fewer EU workers in the UK this could result in wage bills rising for London restaurants. "We could also see a worsening battle for talent in London as Britons only make up a third of applicants for jobs in the top restaurants, despite the fact that they are some of the most highly paid workers. Whatever happens with Brexit, we strongly recommend that industry leaders, government and the education sector does more to encourage more British people to work in hospitality." Apprentices can earn 270% more than graduates, says Barclays >>](/articles/368175/apprentices-can-earn-270-more-than-graduates-says-barclays) [BHA round-up: Don't let job creation be at the expense of job remuneration >>](/articles/367283/bha-round-up-dont-let-job-creation-be-at-the-expense-of-job-remuneration) Latest video from *The Caterer*

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