HGV class 2 driver jobs in Milton Keynes

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Milton Keynes holds 1,250 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 10,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Milton Keynes 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 12,000 employee jobs in Milton Keynes, out of 190,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 285 freight transport by road workplaces in Milton Keynes at the March 2025 reference date, 20 of them employing ten people or more. 265 of them, 93%, 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 Milton Keynes, 200 are part time, 16.7% of the split. The middle across the South East is 23.1%, so Milton Keynes sits below it, 17th 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 Milton Keynes picture: 750 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.39% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Milton Keynes ranks 2nd of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 1,000, against 10,000 in Milton Keynes. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Milton Keynes in that order sit Kent at 12,000 and Hampshire at 7,000.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Milton Keynes ranks 8th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 10, against 20 in Milton Keynes. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Milton Keynes in that order sit Buckinghamshire at 20 and Medway at 15.

These are 1,250 jobs and 285 workplaces that exist in Milton Keynes, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.