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Forklift operator jobs in Hounslow
Hounslow has 600 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 Hounslow
What the official data says about Hounslow
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 600 employee jobs in Hounslow, from 162,000 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 1.84% of employment in Hounslow.
Median full-time pay in Hounslow was £43,068 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 55 warehousing and storage sites in Hounslow at the March 2025 reference date, 20 of them employing ten people or more. 35 of them, 63.6%, employ under ten, well below the usual share. Large sites use the full range of truck types, so a ticket beyond counterbalance is worth more here.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Hounslow, 75 are part time, 13% of the split. The middle across London is 16.7%, so Hounslow sits below it, 22nd of 33 areas on this measure. That is a full-time shift pattern with part-time hours around the edges of it.
Two further counts round out the Hounslow picture: 1,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 1,375 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Hounslow ranks 5th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 1,115, against 2,975 in Hounslow. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Hounslow in that order sit Ealing at 3,030 and Brent at 2,835.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Hounslow ranks 2nd of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 20, against 55 in Hounslow. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Hounslow in that order sit Ealing at 60 and Hillingdon at 50.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 600 jobs across 55 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Hounslow, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 600
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 162,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £43,068
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 55
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 35
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 13%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 1.84%
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 Hounslow: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Hounslow?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 1,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Hounslow and 600 in warehousing and storage, spread across 565 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 Hounslow?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Hounslow: 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, 55 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 Hounslow full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 13% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Hounslow, 75 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 Hounslow?
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 Hounslow sets out what that employer asks for.