HGV class 2 driver jobs in Islington

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Islington holds 150 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 125 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Islington 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 375 employee jobs in Islington, out of 265,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 100 freight transport by road workplaces in Islington at the March 2025 reference date, 0 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 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 Islington, 30 are part time, 19.4% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Islington sits level with it, 24th 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 Islington picture: 100 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.04% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Islington ranks 24th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 125 in Islington. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Islington in that order sit City of London at 125 and Lambeth at 125.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Islington ranks 26th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 0 in Islington. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Islington in that order sit Harrow at 0 and Kensington and Chelsea at 0.

These are 150 jobs and 100 workplaces that exist in Islington, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.