HGV and logistics driving in Yorkshire and The Humber
HGV class 2 driver jobs in York
York has 125 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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Published figures for York
What the official data says about York
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. York holds 125 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 30 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in York than either number on its own. Warehousing sits below road freight here, which usually means more general haulage and less own-account distribution.
Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 260 employee jobs in York, out of 118,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 45 freight transport by road workplaces in York 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 York, 20 are part time, 16.7% of the split. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 13%, so York sits above it, 3rd of 15 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 York picture: 105 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.09% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, York ranks 15th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 2,250, against 30 in York. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to York in that order sit Calderdale at 450.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, York ranks 15th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 25, against 5 in York. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to York in that order sit Calderdale at 10.
These are 125 jobs and 45 workplaces that exist in York, 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
- 125
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 30
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 118,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 45
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 40
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 20
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 260
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 York: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in York?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 125 employee jobs in freight transport by road in York and 30 in warehousing and storage, spread across 80 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 York?
There is no published pay figure for this role in York: 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, 45 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 York full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 16.7% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in York, 20 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 York?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in York sets out what that employer asks for.