How much do Accommodation & Food Services workers earn in Scotland?

Full-time Accommodation and Food Service Activities employees in Scotland earn a median of £28,082 per year in April 2025, according to ONS ASHE Table 5.7a (OGL v3.0). This is 2.1% below the UK Accommodation & Food Services sector median of £28,687.

Is Scotland above or below the national average for Accommodation & Food Services pay?

Scotland Accommodation & Food Services pay (£28,082) is 2.1% below the UK sector median of £28,687. Ranked 6 out of 11 UK regions with unsuppressed ONS data for this sector. Figures: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025.

Which region pays the most for Accommodation & Food Services in the UK?

London has the highest full-time median for Accommodation and Food Service Activities in the UK at £32,334, based on 11 regions ONS publishes without suppression. Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025 (OGL v3.0).

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Accommodation & Food Services Salary in Scotland — 2025

Accommodation and Food Service Activities (SIC 2007 Section I) · Full-time employees · April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a

What is the median salary for Accommodation & Food Services workers in Scotland?

Full-time workers in the Accommodation and Food Service Activities sector (SIC I) in Scotland earn a median of £28,082 per year (April 2025, ONS ASHE Table 5.7a) — −2.1% the UK Accommodation & Food Services median of £28,687 and below the UK all-industry median of £39,039. GeraJobs re-dates annually on ONS ASHE release.

Source:Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) — ASHE Table 4.7a (annual pay gross, 2-digit SIC, Full-Time) + ASHE Table 5.7a (annual pay gross, region × 2-digit SIC, Full-Time)·As of April 2025 (provisional) · updated annually · last refreshed 23 October 2025

Gera Sector Pay Gap Index

Scotland Accommodation & Food Services median (£28,082) vs UK Accommodation & Food Services median (£28,687). Ranked #6 of 11 regions for this sector.

How this is calculated

Scotland: −2.1% vs UK sector median

Scotland median

£28,082

Full-time · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a · April 2025

UK sector median

£28,687

ONS ASHE Table 4.7a · April 2025

Regional pay gap

−2.1%

Scotland vs UK Accommodation & Food Services median · Rank #6/11

Accommodation & Food Services salary — all regions compared

Rank	Region	Median (full-time)	vs UK sector
#1	London	£32,334	+12.7%
#2	West Midlands	£29,538	+3.0%
#3	South East	£29,364	+2.4%
#4	North East	£29,160	+1.6%
#5	East of England	£28,368	−1.1%
#6	Scotland ✓	£28,082	−2.1%
#7	North West	£27,935	−2.6%
#8	South West	£27,001	−5.9%
#9	Yorkshire and The Humber	£26,090	−9.1%
#10	East Midlands	£26,023	−9.3%
#11	Wales	£26,000	−9.4%
UK	UK national	£28,687	benchmark

Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, full-time employees, April 2025 (OGL v3.0). Regions with ONS CV > 20% are suppressed and excluded.

Sector Pay Benchmarker

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Industry sector (SIC 2007)

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UK Accommodation & Food Services median

£28,687

Full-time, April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 4.7a

Gera Sector Pay Gap Index

-26.5%

vs UK all-industry median £39,039

Sector rank

#19 / 19

By UK full-time median pay

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Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 4.7a (UK) + Table 5.7a (regional), full-time employees, April 2025 provisional (OGL v3.0). Only cells ONS publishes without suppression (CV ≤ 20%) are shown. Gera Sector Pay Gap Index = (sectorMedian − ukAllMedian) / ukAllMedian × 100.

Accommodation & Food Services salary in Scotland — FAQ

How much do Accommodation & Food Services workers earn in Scotland?: Full-time Accommodation and Food Service Activities employees in Scotland earn a median of £28,082 per year in April 2025, according to ONS ASHE Table 5.7a (OGL v3.0). This is 2.1% below the UK Accommodation & Food Services sector median of £28,687.
Is Scotland above or below the national average for Accommodation & Food Services pay?: Scotland Accommodation & Food Services pay (£28,082) is 2.1% below the UK sector median of £28,687. Ranked 6 out of 11 UK regions with unsuppressed ONS data for this sector. Figures: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025.
Which region pays the most for Accommodation & Food Services in the UK?: London has the highest full-time median for Accommodation and Food Service Activities in the UK at £32,334, based on 11 regions ONS publishes without suppression. Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025 (OGL v3.0).

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Accommodation & Food Services salary in other UK regions

Accommodation & Food Services in London — £32,334
Accommodation & Food Services in West Midlands — £29,538
Accommodation & Food Services in South East — £29,364
Accommodation & Food Services in North East — £29,160
Accommodation & Food Services in East of England — £28,368
Accommodation & Food Services in North West — £27,935
Accommodation & Food Services in South West — £27,001
Accommodation & Food Services in Yorkshire and The Humber — £26,090
All sectors in Scotland

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), ASHE Table 5.7a (annual pay gross, region × 2-digit SIC, Full-Time). April 2025 (provisional) reference period. Released 2025-10-23. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Regional pay gap computed by GeraJobs as (regionMedian − ukSectorMedian) / ukSectorMedian × 100; no figure modelled or interpolated.