Annual Salary
£12,000 to £25,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
Swap to Customer services or Online & distribution or go back to all job sectors
Swap to Customer services or Online & distribution or go back to all job sectors
Cake decorators design, make and decorate cakes for birthdays, weddings and other special occasions.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; on shifts
There will be
4.8% fewer Cake decorator jobs in 2027.
In this job, you'll:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work from home or at a store.
Your working environment may be dusty and cool.
You can get into this job through:
You can take a course at a college. For example:
Some colleges and adult learning centres run hobby courses in cake decorating, where you can pick up useful skills and techniques.
You could start as an assistant in a bakery or patisserie and do training on the job.
You could apply for jobs if you've got the right level of skills, for instance from decorating cakes for special occasions for family and friends.
You'll need to:
If you're displaying your work online, make sure you:put a watermark on your images to deter others from copying them; check copyright terms if you're using popular characters or logos in your designs
You can get more details about working in the food and drinks industry from Tasty Careers.
With experience, you could start your own business. You could also work in quality control in a bakery, or teach cake design in adult education centres or at college.
With a good reputation, you may be able to move into designing and making cakes for high profile weddings and special events, where salaries can be much higher.
You'll need: