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Forklift operator jobs in Hull

Hull 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 Hull

What the official data says about Hull

Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 600 employee jobs in Hull, from 126,000 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 1.2% of employment in Hull.

Median full-time pay in Hull was £33,946 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 45 warehousing and storage sites in Hull at the March 2025 reference date, 15 of them employing ten people or more. 30 of them, 66.7%, 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 Hull, 75 are part time, 13% of the split. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 14.3%, so Hull sits below it, 9th of 15 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 Hull picture: 800 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 115 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.

Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Hull ranks 13th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 3,620, against 1,515 in Hull. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Hull in that order sit North East Lincolnshire at 1,905 and Calderdale at 1,000.

On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Hull ranks 7th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 45, against 45 in Hull. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Hull in that order sit East Riding of Yorkshire at 55 and Kirklees at 45.

None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 600 jobs across 45 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Hull, and the live list above is what is open now.

Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
600
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
126,000
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,946
Warehousing and storage sites
45
Warehousing sites employing under 10
30
Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
13%
Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
1.2%

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.

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Forklift operator jobs in Hull: common questions

How big is the logistics sector in Hull?

The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 800 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Hull and 600 in warehousing and storage, spread across 440 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 Hull?

There is no published pay figure for this role in Hull: 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 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 Hull full time or part time?

Part-time hours account for 13% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Hull, 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 Hull?

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 Hull sets out what that employer asks for.