The Datum Report

Occupation 9261 · Elementary occupations

Bar and catering supervisors

Bar and catering supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the activities of those working in the catering industry, in bars, restaurants and other establishments.

How people enter it

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Entrants will normally have significant relevant work experience. A variety of qualifications in hospitality and catering are available.

What the work involves

Also called

Bar supervisor · Catering supervisor · Foreman (catering)Head waiter · Restaurant supervisor

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None None 2026-03 57,300.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None None 2026-03 58,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None None 2026-03 63,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None None 2026-03 1,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None None 2026-03 4,300.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None None 2026-03 64,800.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None None 2026-03 1,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 7,300.00 2026-03
East Midlands 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 3,200.00 2026-03
London 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 14,600.00 2026-03
North East 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 2,300.00 2026-03
North West 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 7,300.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 1,600.00 2026-03
Scotland 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 4,300.00 2026-03
South East 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 6,100.00 2026-03
South West 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 4,200.00 2026-03
Wales 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 1,600.00 2026-03
West Midlands 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 6,200.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 9261 : Bar and catering supervisors None 6,000.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for bar and catering supervisors vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Bar staff · Coffee shop workers · Hospital porters · Kitchen and catering assistants · Leisure and theme park attendants · Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. · Waiters and waitresses