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HGV class 2 driver jobs in Midlothian
Midlothian 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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What the official data says about Midlothian
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Midlothian holds 200 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 50 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Midlothian 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 295 employee jobs in Midlothian, out of 33,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 20 freight transport by road workplaces in Midlothian at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 15 of them, 75%, employ under ten, well below the usual share. Rigid work shaped like this sits with distribution rather than general haulage: fixed starts, multi-drop, handball.
Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Midlothian, 30 are part time, 14.6% of the split. The middle across Scotland is 19.5%, so Midlothian sits below it, 26th of 32 areas on this measure. That is a normal full-time shape for rigid work, with part-time hours mostly in weekend and relief cover.
Two further counts round out the Midlothian picture: 45 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.14% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Midlothian ranks 21st of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 113, against 50 in Midlothian. Next to Midlothian in that order sit Angus at 50 and Perth and Kinross at 50.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Midlothian ranks 19th of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 5, against 5 in Midlothian. Next to Midlothian in that order sit Edinburgh at 5 and North Ayrshire at 5.
These are 200 jobs and 20 workplaces that exist in Midlothian, 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
- 50
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 33,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 20
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 15
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 30
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 295
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 Midlothian: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Midlothian?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 200 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Midlothian and 50 in warehousing and storage, spread across 65 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 Midlothian?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Midlothian: 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, 20 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 Midlothian full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 14.6% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Midlothian, 30 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 Midlothian?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Midlothian sets out what that employer asks for.