HGV class 2 driver jobs in Barking and Dagenham

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Barking and Dagenham holds 800 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 1,250 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Barking and Dagenham 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 2,475 employee jobs in Barking and Dagenham, out of 59,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 275 freight transport by road workplaces in Barking and Dagenham at the March 2025 reference date, 10 of them employing ten people or more. 265 of them, 96.4%, employ under ten. Small yards are where most newly passed class 2 drivers get a first year.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Barking and Dagenham, 200 are part time, 25% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Barking and Dagenham sits above it, 2nd of 33 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 Barking and Dagenham picture: 425 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.72% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Barking and Dagenham ranks 6th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 1,250 in Barking and Dagenham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Barking and Dagenham in that order sit Ealing at 1,750 and Greenwich at 1,250.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Barking and Dagenham ranks 6th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 10 in Barking and Dagenham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Barking and Dagenham in that order sit Havering at 15 and Brent at 10.

These are 800 jobs and 275 workplaces that exist in Barking and Dagenham, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.