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According to Fourth Analytics, the average pay rate for workers in the trade, including workers under 21 and those aged between 21 and 24, is £7.71 an hour after rising by 12.6% since 2014. 

The reality of hourly pay-rate inflation has been revealed by Fourth, with figures showing that actual pay is significantly outstripping new legal minimum wage thresholds in hospitality.

Figures from Fourth, software partner to the hospitality and leisure industries, have shown that actual pay in the industry is significantly outstripping new legal minimum wage thresholds. 

Fourth, the global software partner for the industry, found that the average hourly pay for all ages in hospitality this October is £7.71 - up 12.6% in the past two years.

The actual pay of hourly-paid hospitality workers has risen by 12.6% to £7.71 in the past two years. 

Average rates for UK hospitality workers have now hit £7.71 per hour for all ages including under 21s, BigHospitality's sister site MCA has reported. 

Gender pay gap disappears

The figures, mined from Fourth Analytics, on the pay for thousands of hourly-paid UK hospitality workers reveal that average rates have now hit £7.71 - and not just for employees aged 25 and over.

Fourth Analytics has revealed sales achieved per worker per labour hour has risen from £31.94 in 2014 to £34.88. In that time labour costs as a percentage of sales have risen from 27.3% to 28%.

Average rates for UK hospitality workers have now hit £7.71 per hour for all ages including under 21s, MCA's sister site BigHospitality has reported.