Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs demand is rising in West Midlands.
ONS recorded 53 new online adverts for taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs in West Midlands in Jul 2026. That is 1.9% higher than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £36,900.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs hiring demand
New online job adverts for taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs in West Midlands
New online job adverts have increased since Jul 2025.
53
Jul 2026 · West Midlands
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs across the UK
Advertised pay is 11.5% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£36,900
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.7 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 61.5% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 22.4% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 8.7% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 3.4% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 4.0% |
West Midlands compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Midlands | 53 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 559 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 200 | |
| 2 | Buckinghamshire | 40 | |
| 3 | Central Bedfordshire | 29 | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 28 | |
| 5 | East Hertfordshire | 27 | |
| 6 | Somerset | 26 | |
| 7 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 23 | |
| 8 | Leeds | 22 | |
| 9 | West Northamptonshire | 21 | |
| 10 | Milton Keynes | 21 |
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 instructors Driving instructor · Driver trainer · HGV instructor — 2.6% of group adverts | 646 | — | |
| 6 | Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeursYou’re viewing this 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.