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HGV class 2 driver jobs in Sutton

Sutton has 350 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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Published figures for Sutton

What the official data says about Sutton

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Sutton holds 350 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 600 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Sutton 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 1,260 employee jobs in Sutton, out of 71,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 50 freight transport by road workplaces in Sutton at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 45 of them, 90%, employ under ten. Small yards take newly passed drivers; the larger ones set the shift patterns.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Sutton, 50 are part time, 16.7% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Sutton sits below it, 30th 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 Sutton picture: 310 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.44% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Sutton ranks 16th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 600 in Sutton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Sutton in that order sit Hounslow at 600 and Kingston upon Thames at 500.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Sutton ranks 18th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 5 in Sutton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Sutton in that order sit Southwark at 5 and Waltham Forest at 5.

These are 350 jobs and 50 workplaces that exist in Sutton, 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
350
Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
600
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
71,000
Freight transport by road workplaces
50
Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
45
Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
50
Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
1,260

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.

Full guide to hgv class 2 driver jobs

HGV class 2 driver jobs in Sutton: common questions

How big is the logistics sector in Sutton?

The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 350 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Sutton and 600 in warehousing and storage, spread across 135 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 Sutton?

There is no published pay figure for this role in Sutton: 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, 50 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 Sutton full time or part time?

Part-time hours account for 16.7% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Sutton, 50 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 Sutton?

Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Sutton sets out what that employer asks for.