HGV and logistics driving in East of England
HGV class 2 driver jobs in Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Southend-on-Sea holds 200 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 40 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Southend-on-Sea 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 260 employee jobs in Southend-on-Sea, out of 64,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 55 freight transport by road workplaces in Southend-on-Sea at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing 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 Southend-on-Sea, 75 are part time, 37.5% of the split. The middle across the East of England is 25%, so Southend-on-Sea sits above it, 1st of 11 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 Southend-on-Sea picture: 20 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.03% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Southend-on-Sea ranks 11th of the 11 areas in the East of England. The middle across the East of England is 4,000, against 40 in Southend-on-Sea. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Southend-on-Sea in that order sit Luton at 250.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Southend-on-Sea ranks 11th of the 11 areas in the East of England. The middle across the East of England is 50, against 0 in Southend-on-Sea. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Southend-on-Sea in that order sit Bedford at 10.
These are 200 jobs and 55 workplaces that exist in Southend-on-Sea, 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
- 40
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 64,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 55
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 55
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 75
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 260
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 Southend-on-Sea: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Southend-on-Sea?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 200 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Southend-on-Sea and 40 in warehousing and storage, spread across 125 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 Southend-on-Sea?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Southend-on-Sea: 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, 55 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 Southend-on-Sea full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 37.5% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Southend-on-Sea, 75 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 Southend-on-Sea?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Southend-on-Sea sets out what that employer asks for.