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8.1% of employers worldwide require a driving licence or car in their job adverts

Jobs closed to non-drivers: the job adverts of 279,169 employers around the world, checked for a required licence or own car, country by country.

Data to 27 October 2026
James Costello
By James Costello, Founder · last updated 27 October 2026

Of 279,169 employers worldwide whose job adverts we read, 8.1% require a driving licence or their own car in at least one role. Leave out driving jobs themselves and 7.9% still require one for some other job, from care workers to engineers and sales staff.

By country

Employers in the United States require it most (13.7%); those in India least (1.2%).

  1. United States: 13.7%
  2. Canada: 12.5%
  3. United Kingdom: 11.6%
  4. South Africa: 9.8%
  5. Ireland: 9.5%
  6. United Arab Emirates: 9%
  7. Australia: 6.7%
  8. Philippines: 6.6%
  9. France: 4%
  10. Netherlands: 3.8%
  11. Germany: 3%
  12. Singapore: 2.7%
  13. India: 1.2%

How we measured it

We read English-language job adverts on employers' own careers sites worldwide, leaving out job boards and recruitment agencies, for a driving licence (or driver's license), own car or reliable transportation stated as essential or required, or listed among the advert's requirements. "Desirable" or "a plus" does not count, nor does a company car on offer. An employer counts once; its country is given only where its pages clearly say where it is. The United Kingdom row comes from this worldwide sample; it is not the figure from our separate study of UK employers' own careers pages, which reads a different set of employers.

Where a driving licence is a hidden requirement, the labour market loses people before they ever apply. The share differs sharply by country.
— James Costello, Founder, ProdReady Recruitment
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8.1%

8.1% of employers worldwide require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert, 7.9% for a job that is not a driving job (n=279,169 employers).

Sample: 279,169 employers · source: employers' careers sites worldwide · data to 27 October 2026

By country

CountryFigureSample (employers)In words
United States 13.7% 61,725 United States: 13.7% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=61,725 employers).
Canada 12.5% 5,331 Canada: 12.5% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=5,331 employers).
United Kingdom 11.6% 27,170 United Kingdom: 11.6% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=27,170 employers).
South Africa 9.8% 255 South Africa: 9.8% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=255 employers).
Ireland 9.5% 798 Ireland: 9.5% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=798 employers).
United Arab Emirates 9% 1,620 United Arab Emirates: 9% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=1,620 employers).
Australia 6.7% 1,177 Australia: 6.7% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=1,177 employers).
Philippines 6.6% 380 Philippines: 6.6% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=380 employers).
France 4% 628 France: 4% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=628 employers).
Netherlands 3.8% 953 Netherlands: 3.8% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=953 employers).
Germany 3% 1,578 Germany: 3% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=1,578 employers).
Singapore 2.7% 699 Singapore: 2.7% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=699 employers).
India 1.2% 9,379 India: 1.2% of employers require a driving licence or own car in at least one job advert (n=9,379 employers).

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James Costello
James Costello
Founder, ProdReady Recruitment

The research is produced by the founder of ProdReady Recruitment, a UK AI recruitment business. Every figure on this page is computed from employers' careers sites worldwide, and the text-reading measures are checked by hand against real pages.

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