HGV class 2 driver jobs in South Gloucestershire

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. South Gloucestershire holds 2,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 8,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in South Gloucestershire 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 10,775 employee jobs in South Gloucestershire, out of 170,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 240 freight transport by road workplaces in South Gloucestershire at the March 2025 reference date, 30 of them employing ten people or more. 210 of them, 87.5%, employ under ten, below the usual share, so rigid work leans towards operators big enough for fixed rounds.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in South Gloucestershire, 350 are part time, 16.7% of the split. The middle across the South West is 24.4%, so South Gloucestershire sits below it, 13th of 14 areas on this measure. A part-time share around this level usually means relief and weekend rounds counted alongside the permanent drivers.

Two further counts round out the South Gloucestershire picture: 775 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.46% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, South Gloucestershire ranks 1st of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 1,500, against 8,000 in South Gloucestershire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to South Gloucestershire in that order sit Swindon at 8,000.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, South Gloucestershire ranks 6th of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 20, against 30 in South Gloucestershire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to South Gloucestershire in that order sit Wiltshire at 35 and Bristol, City of at 25.

These are 2,000 jobs and 240 workplaces that exist in South Gloucestershire, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.