Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs roles in the UK earn a median of £27,000 per year, equivalent to £13.39 per hour as of 2025. Pay increased 3.0% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £25,000 in Yorkshire and The Humber to £28,000 in South East. Pay has risen over the past 4 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £26,783/yr (1% above our computed national average).
Median Annual Pay
£27,000
as of 2025
High confidenceMedian Hourly Pay
£13.39
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
+3.0%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£22,500 – £32,500
25th – 75th percentile
UK Employment (2024)
~42,000
estimated employees
54 of 180 areas not disclosed by ONS
Employment Change
2021–2024
2021: ~28,000 → 2024: ~42,000
Market Signal
Specialist demandPay is rising while employment is falling — specialist skills are in high demand.
Employment figures from ONS Annual Population Survey (APS). Counts are estimates; suppressed cells (small samples) are excluded from totals.
Annual pay for Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs across UK regions. The bar shows the typical pay range (25th–75th percentile); the diamond marks the median.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
Annual pay grew by +3.0% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot. Shaded band shows 25th–75th percentile range.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
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Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs drive motor cars for private individuals, government departments and industrial and commercial organisations, drive taxis for public hire, drive new cars to delivery points and drive motorcycles and other motor vehicles.
No academic qualifications are required but most entrants require a clean, current driving licence and a medical examination. Local authorities typically set their own tests of local knowledge and additional driving tests before awarding licences.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.