IT Career Guide

From Chef to IT Professional

A guide for chefs and kitchen staff considering a move into IT in the UK, covering transferable skills, realistic salary and the practical route in.

Kitchen work builds genuine resilience: staying calm and organised under real, relentless pressure, working precisely under time constraints, and solving problems fast when something goes wrong mid-service. Those are exactly the qualities IT support teams need when systems go down and people are waiting.

What you need to know

Staying calm and organised under relentless pressure is a genuine, valued IT support quality

Fast, practical problem-solving under time pressure transfers directly

Entry-level IT support salaries typically start around £23,000 to £29,000

Weekend-only training fits around irregular kitchen shift patterns

No degree needed, entry-level roles are built around practical, demonstrable skills

Weekend only

Sat & Sun schedule

Small cohorts

Max 8 students

20 AI tools

Included free

Ready to start?

The September 2026 cohort is now enrolling. Small cohorts fill fast.

See the IT Career Programme