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HGV class 2 driver jobs in Rotherham
Rotherham has 700 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 Rotherham
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Rotherham holds 700 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 2,250 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Rotherham 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 3,585 employee jobs in Rotherham, out of 100,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 235 freight transport by road workplaces in Rotherham at the March 2025 reference date, 20 of them employing ten people or more. 215 of them, 91.5%, 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 Rotherham, 100 are part time, 14.3% of the split. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 13%, so Rotherham sits above it, 7th of 15 areas on this measure. That is a normal full-time shape for rigid work, with part-time hours mostly in weekend and relief cover.
Two further counts round out the Rotherham picture: 635 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.64% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Rotherham ranks 8th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 2,250, against 2,250 in Rotherham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Rotherham in that order sit East Riding of Yorkshire at 2,250 and Sheffield at 2,250.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Rotherham ranks 11th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 25, against 20 in Rotherham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Rotherham in that order sit Hull at 25 and Barnsley at 15.
These are 700 jobs and 235 workplaces that exist in Rotherham, 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
- 700
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 2,250
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 100,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 235
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 215
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 100
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 3,585
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 Rotherham: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Rotherham?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 700 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Rotherham and 2,250 in warehousing and storage, spread across 455 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 Rotherham?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Rotherham: 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, 235 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 Rotherham full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 14.3% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Rotherham, 100 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 Rotherham?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Rotherham sets out what that employer asks for.