Driving instructors Pay Data UK — 2025

Driving instructors roles in the UK earn a median of £56,446 per year, equivalent to £25.63 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 14.4% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £29,960 to £94,519 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

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About Driving instructors

Driving instructors co-ordinate and undertake the instruction of people learning to drive cars, motorcycles, buses, fork-lifts and haulage vehicles.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• checks instruction and learning standards and discusses teaching plans with other instructors
• plans lessons in accordance with the needs and abilities of individual pupils
• explains driving techniques and assists pupil with difficulties
• familiarises pupil with the Highway Code and different road and traffic conditions
• advises pupil when to apply for theoretical and practical driving tests and familiarises them with test procedures and standards

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no formal academic requirements. Candidates must have held a current driving licence for four out of the last six years, have no motoring or criminal convictions and be over 21 years old. To gain registration as an Approved Driving Instructor, entrants must pass a three-part examination. Instructors for Large Goods Vehicles (LGVs), Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCVs) and Fork-lifts are trained internally or at specialist training establishments.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.