Caterer.com Hospitality Hiring Insider, brings a full view of the trends in Hospitality recruitment within the UK and on our platform in Q1 2025.
Alongside key trends and stats, we share exclusive insights on workforce shifts, evolving confidence in recruitment, and changing time-to-hire metrics as well as well as practical tips and actionable advice to help recruiters attract and keep top talent.
In this report, we explore:
- The latest hiring market trends from Q1 2025, including data on candidate activity, regional trends, and salary benchmarking
- Exclusive insights from leading hospitality employers
- Harts Group
- The Lancaster Landmark Hotel Company
- Jumeirah hotels
- Guidance from Lorraine Copes at Be Inclusive Hospitality on building more inclusive teams
- Top tips for hospitality hiring success
Key insights
- According to the ONS website, at the end of 2024, there were 2.66 million people working in the sector, up 21,000 on the year before
- In Q1 2025, hospitality accounts for 10% of all available job roles in the UK
- In Q1 2025, Waiter/Waitress roles once again topped the charts for both views and applications on Caterer.com
- 25% of hospitality employers increased recruitment in Q1 2025 and 35% expect to increase recruitment in Q2 (vs 24% across all industries)
- Over 4 in 10 hospitality employers made hires within just 3 weeks in Q1 2025
