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HGV class 2 driver jobs in County Durham
County Durham has 3,000 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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Published figures for County Durham
What the official data says about County Durham
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. County Durham holds 3,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 4,000 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in County Durham 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 7,475 employee jobs in County Durham, out of 188,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 285 freight transport by road workplaces in County Durham at the March 2025 reference date, 35 of them employing ten people or more. 250 of them, 87.7%, 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 County Durham, 700 are part time, 23.7% of the split. The middle across the North East is 23%, so County Durham sits level with it, 6th of 12 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 County Durham picture: 475 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.25% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, County Durham ranks 1st of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 800, against 4,000 in County Durham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to County Durham in that order sit Darlington at 3,000.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, County Durham ranks 1st of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 8, against 35 in County Durham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to County Durham in that order sit Northumberland at 25.
These are 3,000 jobs and 285 workplaces that exist in County Durham, 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
- 3,000
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 4,000
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 188,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 285
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 250
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 700
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 7,475
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 County Durham: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in County Durham?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 3,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road in County Durham and 4,000 in warehousing and storage, spread across 605 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 County Durham?
There is no published pay figure for this role in County Durham: 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, 285 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 County Durham full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 23.7% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in County Durham, 700 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 County Durham?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in County Durham sets out what that employer asks for.