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HGV class 2 driver jobs in Newham
Newham has 400 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 Newham
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Newham holds 400 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 700 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Newham 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 1,620 employee jobs in Newham, out of 136,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 225 freight transport by road workplaces in Newham at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 220 of them, 97.8%, 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 Newham, 75 are part time, 20% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Newham sits level with it, 21st 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 Newham picture: 520 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.38% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Newham ranks 13th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 700 in Newham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Newham in that order sit Merton at 700 and Westminster at 700.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Newham ranks 15th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 5 in Newham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Newham in that order sit Merton at 5 and Richmond upon Thames at 5.
These are 400 jobs and 225 workplaces that exist in Newham, 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
- 400
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 700
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 136,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 225
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 220
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 75
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 1,620
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 Newham: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Newham?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 400 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Newham and 700 in warehousing and storage, spread across 490 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 Newham?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Newham: 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, 225 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 Newham full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 20% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Newham, 75 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 Newham?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Newham sets out what that employer asks for.