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7.5 tonne driver jobs in Sutton

Sutton has 310 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, 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 Sutton

What the official data says about Sutton

C1 rounds straddle two counts. Sutton has 310 employee jobs in postal and courier activities and 350 in freight transport by road, and 7.5 tonne work is run out of both.

Parcel and wholesale operations are where most C1 rounds sit. In Sutton the courier side alone is 0.44% of the 71,000 employee jobs the survey counts locally.

Across all occupations in Sutton, median full-time pay was £39,874 a year in 2025. That is the whole local labour market rather than this job, and there is no published local figure for this job to set beside it.

UK Business Counts recorded 70 postal and courier activities workplaces in Sutton at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 65 of them, 92.9%, employ under ten. The handful that do not are where C1 rounds are loaded and dispatched.

Of the postal and courier activities employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Sutton, 75 are part time, 22.4% of the split. The middle across London is 13.5%, so Sutton sits above it, 1st of 33 areas on this measure. Courier work carries more part-time hours than haulage, and a share around this level is the ordinary result of evening and weekend rounds.

Two further counts round out the Sutton picture: 600 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, and 1,260 employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work.

Measured on employee jobs in postal and courier activities, Sutton ranks 11th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 155, against 310 in Sutton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 305. Next to Sutton in that order sit Brent at 385 and Westminster at 240.

On the separate business register count of postal and courier workplaces, Sutton ranks 27th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 130, against 70 in Sutton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 150. Next to Sutton in that order sit Tower Hamlets at 75 and Kingston upon Thames at 60.

Every figure here counts what exists in Sutton: 310 courier jobs across 70 courier workplaces. How many 7.5 tonne rounds are being advertised today is the live list above.

Employee jobs in postal and courier activities
310
Employee jobs in freight transport by road
350
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,874
Postal and courier workplaces
70
Postal and courier workplaces employing 10 or more
5
Part-time share of postal and courier jobs
22.4%
Postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs
0.44%

The 7.5 tonne driver role

A 7.5 tonne rigid on category C1 is the bridge between a van and a lorry. The rounds are local, the drop counts are high and the vehicle is small enough to get down streets an artic could not attempt.

Full guide to 7.5 tonne driver jobs

7.5 tonne driver jobs in Sutton: common questions

How big is the logistics sector in Sutton?

The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 350 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Sutton and 600 in warehousing and storage, spread across 135 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 7.5 tonne driver earn in Sutton?

There is no published pay figure for this role in Sutton: 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, 70 postal and courier activities workplaces, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.

Is 7.5 tonne driver work in Sutton full time or part time?

Part-time hours account for 22.4% of the postal and courier activities jobs counted either way in Sutton, 75 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.

Do I need experience to apply for 7.5 tonne driver jobs in Sutton?

Category C1 licence. Driver CPC card if you are driving professionally. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Sutton sets out what that employer asks for.