Offshore Chef Salary UK 2026

Offshore chefs in the UK earn £220 to £320 a day in 2026, about £3,300 to £4,900 a month or £42,000 to £58,000 a year. Head chefs and camp bosses on larger installations sit at the top of that range and can exceed £65,000.

Day rate

£220 to £320

Per month

£3,300 to £4,900

Per year

£42,000 to £58,000

Rotation

2/2 or 3/3

Offshore Chef pay progression

Stage	Pay	What changes
Second chef	£220 to £250 a day	Working under the head chef on a manned installation.
Head chef	£280 to £320 a day	Ordering, budgets and galley team management.
Camp boss / catering supervisor	£320 to £400 a day	Full accommodation services responsibility.

Tickets you need

OGUK medical
BOSIET with CA-EBS
MIST
Level 3 Food Safety
City & Guilds / NVQ Professional Cookery

What lifts your day rate

Level 4 Food Safety
Camp boss experience
Large POB (people on board) installations

Who hires offshore chefs in the UK

Sodexo ESS / Compass Entier Aramark Trinity Offshore

How to get paid at the top of the band

Day rates are negotiated against what a recruiter can verify in the first fifteen seconds of reading your CV. For a offshore chef, that means three things:

State POB numbers you have catered for, it is the clearest measure of scale offshore
List food safety level and HACCP experience near the top
Include galley budget and stores ordering responsibility

Get a offshore chef CV that commands the top rate

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