HGV class 2 driver jobs in Hackney

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Hackney holds 175 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 Hackney 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 1,550 employee jobs in Hackney, out of 168,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 120 freight transport by road workplaces in Hackney at the March 2025 reference date, 0 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 115 of them, 95.8%, 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 Hackney, 35 are part time, 21.9% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Hackney sits above it, 7th 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 Hackney picture: 125 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.07% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Hackney ranks 8th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 1,250 in Hackney. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Hackney in that order sit Greenwich at 1,250 and Havering at 1,250.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Hackney ranks 23rd of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 0 in Hackney. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Hackney in that order sit Croydon at 0 and Hammersmith and Fulham at 0.

These are 175 jobs and 120 workplaces that exist in Hackney, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.