HGV and logistics driving in South West
HGV class 2 driver jobs in Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of has 1,750 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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What the official data says about Bristol, City of
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Bristol, City of holds 1,750 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 6,000 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Bristol, City of 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 8,200 employee jobs in Bristol, City of, out of 310,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 265 freight transport by road workplaces in Bristol, City of at the March 2025 reference date, 25 of them employing ten people or more. 240 of them, 90.6%, 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 Bristol, City of, 350 are part time, 21.9% of the split. The middle across the South West is 24.4%, so Bristol, City of sits below it, 9th 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 Bristol, City of picture: 450 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.15% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Bristol, City of ranks 3rd of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 1,500, against 6,000 in Bristol, City of. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Bristol, City of in that order sit Swindon at 8,000 and Somerset at 3,000.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Bristol, City of ranks 7th of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 20, against 25 in Bristol, City of. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Bristol, City of in that order sit South Gloucestershire at 30 and Dorset at 20.
These are 1,750 jobs and 265 workplaces that exist in Bristol, City of, 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
- 1,750
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 6,000
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 310,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 265
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 240
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 350
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 8,200
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 Bristol, City of: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Bristol, City of?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 1,750 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Bristol, City of and 6,000 in warehousing and storage, spread across 640 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 Bristol, City of?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Bristol, City of: 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, 265 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 Bristol, City of full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 21.9% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Bristol, City of, 350 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 Bristol, City of?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Bristol, City of sets out what that employer asks for.