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7.5 tonne driver jobs in Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross has 50 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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Published figures for Perth and Kinross

What the official data says about Perth and Kinross

C1 rounds straddle two counts. Perth and Kinross has 50 employee jobs in postal and courier activities and 250 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 Perth and Kinross the courier side alone is 0.08% of the 65,000 employee jobs the survey counts locally.

Across all occupations in Perth and Kinross, median full-time pay was £37,972 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 45 postal and courier activities workplaces in Perth and Kinross at the March 2025 reference date. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. Every one of them is recorded as employing 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 Perth and Kinross, 25 are part time, 38.5% of the split. The middle across Scotland is 18.9%, so Perth and Kinross sits above it, 2nd of 28 areas on this measure. A part-time share this size is common in parcel work, where rounds are built to cover peaks rather than to fill a working week.

Two further counts round out the Perth and Kinross picture: 50 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, and 350 employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work.

Measured on employee jobs in postal and courier activities, Perth and Kinross ranks 17th of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 50, against 50 in Perth and Kinross. Next to Perth and Kinross in that order sit Na h-Eileanan Siar at 50 and Midlothian at 45.

On the separate business register count of postal and courier workplaces, Perth and Kinross ranks 15th of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 38, against 45 in Perth and Kinross. Next to Perth and Kinross in that order sit Angus at 45 and North Ayrshire at 40.

Every figure here counts what exists in Perth and Kinross: 50 courier jobs across 45 courier workplaces. How many 7.5 tonne rounds are being advertised today is the live list above.

Employee jobs in postal and courier activities
50
Employee jobs in freight transport by road
250
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,972
Postal and courier workplaces
45
Postal and courier workplaces employing 10 or more
5
Part-time share of postal and courier jobs
38.5%
Postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs
0.08%

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.

Full guide to 7.5 tonne driver jobs

7.5 tonne driver jobs in Perth and Kinross: common questions

How big is the logistics sector in Perth and Kinross?

The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 250 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Perth and Kinross and 50 in warehousing and storage, spread across 120 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 Perth and Kinross?

There is no published pay figure for this role in Perth and Kinross: 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, 45 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 Perth and Kinross full time or part time?

Part-time hours account for 38.5% of the postal and courier activities jobs counted either way in Perth and Kinross, 25 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 Perth and Kinross?

Category C1 licence. Driver CPC card if you are driving professionally. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Perth and Kinross sets out what that employer asks for.