HGV class 2 driver jobs in Swindon

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Swindon holds 900 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 8,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Swindon 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 9,255 employee jobs in Swindon, out of 112,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 305 freight transport by road workplaces in Swindon at the March 2025 reference date, 10 of them employing ten people or more. 295 of them, 96.7%, 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 Swindon, 250 are part time, 29.4% of the split. The middle across the South West is 24.4%, so Swindon sits above it, 6th of 14 areas on this measure. That is a high part-time share for road freight, which in an area this size usually reflects relief and seasonal rounds rather than a different kind of employer.

Two further counts round out the Swindon picture: 355 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.32% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Swindon ranks 2nd of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 1,500, against 8,000 in Swindon. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Swindon in that order sit South Gloucestershire at 8,000 and Bristol, City of at 6,000.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Swindon ranks 10th of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 20, against 10 in Swindon. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Swindon in that order sit North Somerset at 15 and Bath and North East Somerset at 5.

These are 900 jobs and 305 workplaces that exist in Swindon, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.