Forklift operator jobs in Richmond upon Thames

Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 25 employee jobs in Richmond upon Thames, from 82,000 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 0.15% of employment in Richmond upon Thames.

Median full-time pay in Richmond upon Thames was £41,037 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 Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames, 5 are part time, 16.7% of the split. The middle across London is 16.7%, so Richmond upon Thames sits level with it, 17th 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 Richmond upon Thames picture: 75 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, Richmond upon Thames ranks 33rd of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 1,115, against 125 in Richmond upon Thames. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Richmond upon Thames in that order sit Kensington and Chelsea at 125.

On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Richmond upon Thames ranks 33rd of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 20, against 10 in Richmond upon Thames. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Richmond upon Thames in that order sit Kingston upon Thames at 10.

None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 25 jobs across 10 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Richmond upon Thames, and the live list above is what is open now.