HGV class 2 driver jobs in Devon

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Devon holds 3,500 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 2,250 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Devon than either number on its own. Warehousing sits below road freight here, which usually means more general haulage and less own-account distribution.

Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 6,455 employee jobs in Devon, out of 350,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 340 freight transport by road workplaces in Devon at the March 2025 reference date, 65 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 270 of them, 79.4%, employ under ten, below the usual share, so rigid work leans towards operators big enough for fixed rounds.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Devon, 800 are part time, 21.1% of the split. The middle across the South West is 24.4%, so Devon sits below it, 11th of 14 areas on this measure. A part-time share around this level usually means relief and weekend rounds counted alongside the permanent drivers.

Two further counts round out the Devon picture: 705 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.2% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Devon ranks 6th of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 1,500, against 2,250 in Devon. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Devon in that order sit Wiltshire at 2,500 and Gloucestershire at 1,500.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Devon ranks 1st of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 20, against 65 in Devon. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Devon in that order sit Somerset at 45.

These are 3,500 jobs and 340 workplaces that exist in Devon, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.