On average, British employees are earning 18% more than those from other EU countries and 20% more than people from non-EU countries. Only German hospitality workers earn more than their British counterparts.
The data reveals that workers from the Czech Republic, Latvia and Romania have the lowest paying hospitality jobs, with an average salary that is 41% lower than their British co-workers.
Across the board, on average, British general managers, sous chefs, head chefs and chefs de partie are generally earning more than their counterparts from Europe and the rest of the world, according to The Change Group.
Founder and director of The Change Group, Craig Allen, said: “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.”
The data also revealed that over half of people looking for restaurant work in London are from the EU (55%). Around a third of applicants are British (35%) and a quarter from non-EU countries (10%).
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%