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HGV class 2 driver jobs in Greenwich
Greenwich has 200 employee jobs in freight transport by road, 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 Greenwich
What the official data says about Greenwich
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Greenwich holds 200 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 1,250 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Greenwich than either number on its own. Warehousing outweighs road freight here, which usually means more distribution running out of large sites.
Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 1,530 employee jobs in Greenwich, out of 92,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 100 freight transport by road workplaces in Greenwich at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 95 of them, 95%, employ under ten. Small yards are where most newly passed class 2 drivers get a first year.
Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Greenwich, 40 are part time, 21.1% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Greenwich sits above it, 9th of 33 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 Greenwich picture: 80 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.09% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Greenwich ranks 7th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 1,250 in Greenwich. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Greenwich in that order sit Barking and Dagenham at 1,250 and Hackney at 1,250.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Greenwich ranks 12th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 5 in Greenwich. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Greenwich in that order sit City of London at 5 and Haringey at 5.
These are 200 jobs and 100 workplaces that exist in Greenwich, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.
- Employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 200
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 1,250
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 92,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 100
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 95
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 40
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 1,530
The class 2 driver role
Class 2 is category C: a rigid over 7.5 tonnes, everything from a curtainsider to a tipper to a bin lorry. Most of the work is regional, multi-drop and hands on, and most drivers are home every night.
HGV class 2 driver jobs in Greenwich: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Greenwich?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 200 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Greenwich and 1,250 in warehousing and storage, spread across 250 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 class 2 driver earn in Greenwich?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Greenwich: 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, 100 freight transport by road workplaces, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is class 2 driver work in Greenwich full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 21.1% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Greenwich, 40 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for hgv class 2 driver jobs in Greenwich?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Greenwich sets out what that employer asks for.