HGV class 2 driver jobs in Southwark

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Southwark holds 150 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 400 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Southwark 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 1,090 employee jobs in Southwark, out of 289,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 45 freight transport by road workplaces in Southwark at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 40 of them, 88.9%, 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 Southwark, 25 are part time, 16.7% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Southwark sits below it, 29th 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 Southwark picture: 540 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.19% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Southwark ranks 19th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 400 in Southwark. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Southwark in that order sit Waltham Forest at 500 and Bromley at 300.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Southwark ranks 17th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 5 in Southwark. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Southwark in that order sit Richmond upon Thames at 5 and Sutton at 5.

These are 150 jobs and 45 workplaces that exist in Southwark, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.