Craig Allen, managing director of London’s largest recruitment company in the sector, The Change Group, reveals that while women are increasingly dominating front of house roles, salaries are still generally lagging behind men.

A review of six years of data from the Office of National Statistics as well as the Change Group database of candidate registrations shows that while women hold seven out of 10 chef de rang or waiter positions, men are still paid around £1150 more per annum than women. Male head waiters earn almost £4300 more than female head waitresses or almost 20% more.

Craig Allen, founder and director of The Change Group said: “Our analysis shows that while there isn’t as straightforward a male/female divide as there once was, men are clearly still the winners front of house.

“Even in roles such as waitering, where women clearly dominate,