Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Driving instructors demand is falling in East Suffolk.
ONS recorded 13 new online adverts for driving instructors in East Suffolk in Q4 2025. That is 18.8% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in East Suffolk for the broader transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives is £36,200.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Driving instructors hiring demand
New online job adverts for driving instructors in East Suffolk
Comparable observations are not available for this range.
13
Oct 2025 · East Suffolk
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives in East Suffolk
Advertised pay is 4.3% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£36,200
Jan 2025 · East Suffolk
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 64.6% | |
| 2 | Marketing and Sales | 63.7% | |
| 3 | Organizational Development | 53.1% | |
| 4 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 39.0% | |
| 5 | Education and Learning Systems | 37.6% | |
| 6 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 29.8% | |
| 7 | Information Technology and Programming | 28.7% | |
| 8 | Supply Chain and Logistics | 14.6% | |
| 9 | Healthcare Clinical Systems | 8.3% | |
| 10 | Public Health and Safety | 6.6% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.1 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 87.2% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 11.5% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 0.5% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 0.7% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 0.1% |
East Suffolk compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 106 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | 36 | |
| 3 | North Yorkshire | 33 | |
| 4 | Somerset | 29 | |
| 5 | Highland | 24 | |
| 6 | Wiltshire | 23 | |
| 7 | Northumberland | 21 | |
| 8 | County Durham | 21 | |
| 9 | North Northamptonshire | 20 | |
| 10 | Kirklees | 20 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford | £36,300 | |
| 2 | East Suffolk | £36,200 | |
| 3 | Runnymede | £35,400 | |
| 4 | Thurrock | £35,200 | |
| 5 | Tandridge | £35,100 | |
| 6 | Rother | £35,000 | |
| 7 | Kettering | £34,700 | |
| 8 | Mid Suffolk | £34,300 | |
| 9 | St Albans | £34,300 | |
| 10 | London | £34,300 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 821) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers Large goods vehicle driver · Coal man · Hgv driver — 42.0% of group adverts | 10,280 | -2.1% | |
| 2 | Delivery drivers and couriers Courier driver · Cit driver · Bank courier — 41.9% of group adverts | 10,261 | +20.3% | |
| 3 | Road transport drivers n.e.c. Driver · Coal leader · Test driver — 7.6% of group adverts | 1,865 | -4.8% | |
| 4 | Bus and coach drivers Bus driver · Pcv driver · Bus shunter — 3.6% of group adverts | 886 | +6.4% | |
| 5 | Driving instructorsYou’re viewing this Driving instructor · Driver trainer · HGV instructor — 2.6% of group adverts | 646 | — | |
| 6 | Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs Cab driver · PCO driver · Taxi owner — 2.3% of group adverts | 559 | -7.5% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.