HGV class 2 driver jobs in Portsmouth

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Portsmouth holds 350 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 1,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Portsmouth 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 1,545 employee jobs in Portsmouth, out of 104,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 65 freight transport by road workplaces in Portsmouth at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 55 of them, 84.6%, 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 Portsmouth, 100 are part time, 30.8% of the split. The middle across the South East is 23.1%, so Portsmouth sits above it, 1st of 19 areas on this measure. That is a high part-time share for road freight, which in an area this size usually reflects relief and seasonal rounds rather than a different kind of employer.

Two further counts round out the Portsmouth picture: 195 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.19% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Portsmouth ranks 10th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 1,000, against 1,000 in Portsmouth. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Portsmouth in that order sit West Berkshire at 1,250 and Medway at 900.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Portsmouth ranks 14th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 10, against 5 in Portsmouth. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Portsmouth in that order sit Isle of Wight at 5 and West Berkshire at 5.

These are 350 jobs and 65 workplaces that exist in Portsmouth, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.