HGV and logistics driving in Wales
HGV class 2 driver jobs in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf has 800 employee jobs in freight transport by road, on the most recent business survey. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.
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Published figures for Rhondda Cynon Taf
What the official data says about Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Rhondda Cynon Taf holds 800 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 900 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Rhondda Cynon Taf than either number on its own. Warehousing outweighs road freight here, which usually means more distribution running out of large sites.
Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 1,785 employee jobs in Rhondda Cynon Taf, out of 80,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 85 freight transport by road workplaces in Rhondda Cynon Taf at the March 2025 reference date, 10 of them employing ten people or more. 75 of them, 88.2%, employ under ten. Small yards take newly passed drivers; the larger ones set the shift patterns.
Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 125 are part time, 15.2% of the split. The middle across Wales is 35.7%, so Rhondda Cynon Taf sits below it, 20th of 22 areas on this measure. That is a normal full-time shape for rigid work, with part-time hours mostly in weekend and relief cover.
Two further counts round out the Rhondda Cynon Taf picture: 85 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.11% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Rhondda Cynon Taf ranks 4th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 200, against 900 in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Next to Rhondda Cynon Taf in that order sit Newport at 1,500 and Monmouthshire at 800.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Rhondda Cynon Taf ranks 10th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 8, against 10 in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Next to Rhondda Cynon Taf in that order sit Pembrokeshire at 10 and Swansea at 10.
These are 800 jobs and 85 workplaces that exist in Rhondda Cynon Taf, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.
- Employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 800
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 900
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 80,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 85
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 75
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 125
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 1,785
The class 2 driver role
Class 2 is category C: a rigid over 7.5 tonnes, everything from a curtainsider to a tipper to a bin lorry. Most of the work is regional, multi-drop and hands on, and most drivers are home every night.
HGV class 2 driver jobs in Rhondda Cynon Taf: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 800 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Rhondda Cynon Taf and 900 in warehousing and storage, spread across 205 freight, warehousing and courier workplaces on the 2025 business register. Those are jobs and workplaces that exist in the area, not jobs being advertised.
What does a class 2 driver earn in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Rhondda Cynon Taf: earnings are not broken down by occupation at local authority level anywhere in the official statistics, so anybody quoting one has estimated it. What is published is the size of the trade here, 85 freight transport by road workplaces, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is class 2 driver work in Rhondda Cynon Taf full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 15.2% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 125 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for hgv class 2 driver jobs in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Rhondda Cynon Taf sets out what that employer asks for.