HGV class 2 driver jobs in Southampton

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Southampton holds 1,250 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 500 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Southampton 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 2,400 employee jobs in Southampton, out of 114,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 345 freight transport by road workplaces in Southampton at the March 2025 reference date, 10 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 330 of them, 95.7%, 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 Southampton, 225 are part time, 18.4% of the split. The middle across the South East is 23.1%, so Southampton sits below it, 16th of 19 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 Southampton picture: 650 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.57% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Southampton ranks 13th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 1,000, against 500 in Southampton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Southampton in that order sit East Sussex at 500 and Wokingham at 250.

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

These are 1,250 jobs and 345 workplaces that exist in Southampton, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.