Occupation 8213 · Process, plant and machine operatives
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.
Carriage driver · Chauffeur · Mini cab driver · Taxi driver · Taxi owner
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | None | 2026-03 | 160,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | None | 2026-03 | 164,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | None | 2026-03 | 171,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | None | 2026-03 | 7,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | None | 2026-03 | 173,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 15,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 7,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 44,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 5,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 21,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 2,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 7,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 20,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 8,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 3,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 16,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 8213 : Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | None | 21,700.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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