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7.5 tonne driver jobs in Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of has 450 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, 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 Bristol, City of
C1 rounds straddle two counts. Bristol, City of has 450 employee jobs in postal and courier activities and 1,750 in freight transport by road, and 7.5 tonne work is run out of both.
Parcel and wholesale operations are where most C1 rounds sit. In Bristol, City of the courier side alone is 0.15% of the 310,000 employee jobs the survey counts locally.
Across all occupations in Bristol, City of, median full-time pay was £42,160 a year in 2025. That is the whole local labour market rather than this job, and there is no published local figure for this job to set beside it.
UK Business Counts recorded 295 postal and courier activities workplaces in Bristol, City of at the March 2025 reference date, 10 of them employing ten people or more. 285 of them, 96.6%, employ under ten. C1 rounds run out of the few depots, not the long tail.
Of the postal and courier activities employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Bristol, City of, 40 are part time, 9.1% of the split. The middle across the South West is 9.1%, so Bristol, City of sits level with it, 8th of 15 areas on this measure. That is a full-time shape, with part-time hours sitting mostly in evening and weekend parcel work.
Two further counts round out the Bristol, City of picture: 6,000 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, and 8,200 employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work.
Measured on employee jobs in postal and courier activities, Bristol, City of ranks 3rd of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 130, against 450 in Bristol, City of. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 305. Next to Bristol, City of in that order sit Devon at 705 and Gloucestershire at 360.
On the separate business register count of postal and courier workplaces, Bristol, City of ranks 3rd of the 15 areas in the South West. The middle across the South West is 160, against 295 in Bristol, City of. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 150. Next to Bristol, City of in that order sit Swindon at 375 and Cornwall at 280.
Every figure here counts what exists in Bristol, City of: 450 courier jobs across 295 courier workplaces. How many 7.5 tonne rounds are being advertised today is the live list above.
- Employee jobs in postal and courier activities
- 450
- Employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 1,750
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £42,160
- Postal and courier workplaces
- 295
- Postal and courier workplaces employing 10 or more
- 10
- Part-time share of postal and courier jobs
- 9.1%
- Postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs
- 0.15%
The 7.5 tonne driver role
A 7.5 tonne rigid on category C1 is the bridge between a van and a lorry. The rounds are local, the drop counts are high and the vehicle is small enough to get down streets an artic could not attempt.
7.5 tonne driver jobs in Bristol, City of: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Bristol, City of?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 1,750 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Bristol, City of and 6,000 in warehousing and storage, spread across 640 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 7.5 tonne driver earn in Bristol, City of?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Bristol, City of: 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, 295 postal and courier activities workplaces, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is 7.5 tonne driver work in Bristol, City of full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 9.1% of the postal and courier activities jobs counted either way in Bristol, City of, 40 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for 7.5 tonne driver jobs in Bristol, City of?
Category C1 licence. Driver CPC card if you are driving professionally. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Bristol, City of sets out what that employer asks for.