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Forklift operator jobs in Barnet
Barnet has 75 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, 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 Barnet
What the official data says about Barnet
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 75 employee jobs in Barnet, from 136,000 employee jobs across the area.
That count covers whole sites rather than truck types, so counterbalance on the bays, reach in the racking and VNA in the narrow aisles are all inside it, together with the picking most operators also do. Freight, warehousing and courier work together make up 0.39% of employment in Barnet.
Median full-time pay in Barnet was £38,294 a year in 2025 across all occupations combined. Forklift work is not published separately at this level, so treat that as area context and read the rate on the advert.
UK Business Counts recorded 20 warehousing and storage sites in Barnet at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing under ten. A site that small runs a truck or two and the operator picks for most of the shift.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Barnet, 15 are part time, 23.1% of the split. The middle across London is 16.7%, so Barnet sits above it, 9th of 33 areas on this measure. A part-time share at this level usually means twilight and weekend shifts running alongside the main rota.
Two further counts round out the Barnet picture: 300 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 155 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Barnet ranks 22nd of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 1,115, against 530 in Barnet. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Barnet in that order sit Bromley at 575 and Redbridge at 515.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Barnet ranks 15th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 20, against 20 in Barnet. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Barnet in that order sit Newham at 25 and Greenwich at 20.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 75 jobs across 20 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Barnet, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 75
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 136,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £38,294
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 20
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 20
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 23.1%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 0.39%
The forklift operator role
Forklift work is moving pallets safely in a building full of people doing other things. Counterbalance in the yard and on loading bays, reach truck in the racking, VNA in narrow aisles at height.
Forklift operator jobs in Barnet: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Barnet?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 300 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Barnet and 75 in warehousing and storage, spread across 375 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 forklift operator earn in Barnet?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Barnet: 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, 20 warehousing and storage sites, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is forklift operator work in Barnet full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 23.1% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Barnet, 15 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for forklift operator jobs in Barnet?
A current forklift certificate for the truck type, such as counterbalance or reach. Employers often accept RTITB or ITSSAR accredited training. No formal school qualifications needed. Each advert in Barnet sets out what that employer asks for.