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Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors salary in South West

Full-time average annual pay in South West

£28,674

2025 · moderate suppression

Median

£28,674

Mean

£26,898

Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors earn £24,095£36,068. See full methodology →

Skilled Worker visa minimum

£33,400

Employment patterns

  • 87% of Restaurant work full-time
  • 19% are self-employed
  • 98.7% of employees have permanent contracts

Understanding Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors pay in South West

The typical restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors in South West earns a median salary of £28,674 in 2025/26 6.0% (£1,839) below the UK-wide median of £30,513. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.

Across the UK, South West ranks 6th of 11 regions for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors pay. Regional medians run from £14,166 in North East up to £32,676 in London, a spread of £18,510 (131%).

The mean (average) salary is lower, at £26,898, which points to a cluster of lower-paid roles dragging the average down — so the median is the better guide to typical pay here.

To see what £28,674 means after income tax and National Insurance, use the take-home pay calculator below — it also factors in student loan repayments.

Take-home pay estimate

Tax year 2025/26
£
Annual
Gross salary£28,674
Income tax£3,221
National Insurance£1,288
Take-home pay£24,165

Estimate only · 2025/26 HMRC rates · Standard tax code · No pension contribution · Not financial or tax advice

How Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors pay varies by region

London is the highest-paying region for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors at £32,676 — 7% above the UK median. North East is lowest at £14,166.

UK median £30,513

Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs UK
London
£32,676
£32,676Mean £35,327
+7%
Yorkshire and the Humber
£30,391
£30,391Mean £31,924
±0%
South East
£29,802
£29,802Mean £31,959
-2%
Scotland
£29,268
£29,268Mean £28,502
-4%
Wales
£28,899
£28,899Mean £29,206
-5%
South West (current region)
£28,674
£28,674Mean £26,898
-6%
West Midlands
£26,664
£26,664Mean £26,967
-13%
North West
£24,704
£24,704Mean £24,562
-19%
East Midlands
£20,254
£20,254Mean £23,321
-34%
East of England
£19,642
£19,642Mean £20,702
-36%
North East
£14,166
£14,166Mean £16,049
-54%

Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£30,513); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.

How restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors pay in South West has changed over time

Median annual pay for restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors in South West by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.

South West median

UK median

UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range

Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table

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How the figures are sourced

Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)

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