What a chef earns: UK vs Australia
UK average
£33.0k
23,122 live listings
Australia average
A$80.9k
≈ £42.0k · +27% vs UK
≈ £39.2k in UK buying power
What does life cost after the move? Rent, fuel, bills & take-home →
Mean advertised salaries, live listings both countries · GBP equivalent at the current ECB rate · “buying power” uses World Bank purchasing-power parity (2025) — what the salary actually buys, after Australia's higher prices · Australian salaries are usually advertised excluding the compulsory 12% employer superannuation (pension), so the real package typically runs above the figure shown · cost of living differs (rent is the big one, both directions).
Registration & recognition
A TRA skills assessment built on your qualifications and kitchen experience — no licence required.
The honest bit
Hospitality sponsorship is real but the hours are the same brutal hours everywhere. Regional resorts and mining-town venues sponsor hardest.
UK chef → Australian chef: the checklist
- 1Gather your evidence: cookery qualifications, menus, kitchen photos, rosters, references — TRA wants proof you cook, not just certificates.
- 2TRA skills assessment for Chef (no licence needed after).
- 3English test if your visa class requires it.
- 4Target the sponsors: regional resorts, mining-town venues and hotel groups sponsor most — browse the live ads here.
- 5Employer nomination → visa. Under 35? The Working Holiday visa is the classic land-first route into a kitchen that then sponsors.
- 6Check your roster against the award — hospitality is where underpayment hides.
Print it, fridge it, tick it off. Costs and timelines vary — verify each step against current official guidance before spending money.
Stop reading about sponsorship.
Browse the actual ads.
Live Australian chef listings whose text mentions visa sponsorship — pay shown, straight to the employer.
See the sponsorship adsThis page is information, not migration advice. Visa rules change and your circumstances matter. For advice you can rely on, use a MARA-registered migration agent (or an IAA-regulated adviser in the UK — the Immigration Advice Authority, formerly OISC). JobsBrio publishes live pay and market data — the ad counts here are live listings whose text mentions visa sponsorship, which is not a guarantee any employer will sponsor you.