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Kitchen and catering assistants Salary in West Midlands
A Kitchen and catering assistants in West Midlands earns a median gross annual pay of £22,814 — that's £72 (0%) below the UK median of £22,886. Real ONS figures (SOC 9263, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Kitchen and catering assistants in West Midlands is £22,814 gross per year, compared with £22,886 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
West Midlands vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | £22,814 |
| United Kingdom | £22,886 |
How West Midlands ranks for Kitchen and catering assistants pay
Regional rank
#4
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£72
below £22,886 UK median
Out-earns
64%
of ONS regions
At £22,814, a Kitchen and catering assistants in West Midlands sits below by £72 the £22,886 UK median for the role, ranking #4 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Kitchen and catering assistants median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Kitchen and catering assistants in West Midlands — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Kitchen and catering assistants earn in West Midlands?
- The median gross annual pay for a Kitchen and catering assistants in West Midlands is £22,814, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £22,886.
- Is this West Midlands figure a real ONS number?
- Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
- Is a Kitchen and catering assistants salary in West Midlands above the UK average for the role?
- The West Midlands median of £22,814 is below by £72 the £22,886 UK median for a Kitchen and catering assistants, and above by £393 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does West Midlands rank for Kitchen and catering assistants pay?
- West Midlands ranks #4 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Kitchen and catering assistants median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 3 regions pay more and 7 pay less. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.
Related
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.