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Forklift operator jobs in Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea has 50 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 Kensington and Chelsea
What the official data says about Kensington and Chelsea
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 50 employee jobs in Kensington and Chelsea, from 124,000 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 0.1% of employment in Kensington and Chelsea.
Median full-time pay in Kensington and Chelsea was £45,600 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 10 warehousing and storage sites in Kensington and Chelsea 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 Kensington and Chelsea, 15 are part time, 25% of the split. The middle across London is 16.7%, so Kensington and Chelsea sits above it, 8th 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 Kensington and Chelsea picture: 50 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 25 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Kensington and Chelsea ranks 32nd of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 1,115, against 125 in Kensington and Chelsea. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Kensington and Chelsea in that order sit Hammersmith and Fulham at 210 and Richmond upon Thames at 125.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Kensington and Chelsea ranks 31st of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 20, against 10 in Kensington and Chelsea. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Kensington and Chelsea in that order sit Harrow at 10 and Kingston upon Thames at 10.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 50 jobs across 10 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Kensington and Chelsea, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 50
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 124,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £45,600
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 10
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 10
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 25%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 0.1%
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 Kensington and Chelsea: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Kensington and Chelsea?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 50 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Kensington and Chelsea and 50 in warehousing and storage, spread across 50 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 Kensington and Chelsea?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Kensington and Chelsea: 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, 10 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 Kensington and Chelsea full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 25% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Kensington and Chelsea, 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 Kensington and Chelsea?
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 Kensington and Chelsea sets out what that employer asks for.