HGV class 2 driver jobs in Brighton and Hove

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Brighton and Hove holds 50 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 150 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Brighton and Hove 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 290 employee jobs in Brighton and Hove, out of 146,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 15 freight transport by road workplaces in Brighton and Hove at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing 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 Brighton and Hove, 15 are part time, 27.3% of the split. The middle across the South East is 23.1%, so Brighton and Hove sits above it, 3rd of 19 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 Brighton and Hove picture: 90 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.06% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Brighton and Hove ranks 16th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 1,000, against 150 in Brighton and Hove. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Brighton and Hove in that order sit Slough at 225 and Bracknell Forest at 125.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Brighton and Hove ranks 18th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 10, against 0 in Brighton and Hove. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Brighton and Hove in that order sit Wokingham at 5 and Reading at 0.

These are 50 jobs and 15 workplaces that exist in Brighton and Hove, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.