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Warehouse operative jobs in Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness has 150 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, 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 Westmorland and Furness
What the official data says about Westmorland and Furness
Warehousing and storage in Westmorland and Furness is counted at 150 employee jobs, 0.14% of the 108,000 employee jobs the survey records in the area.
Picking and packing sit inside that count, along with goods in, stock control and shift management, because the survey counts sites rather than tasks. The 1,500 freight transport by road jobs in Westmorland and Furness are counted separately, and they are the vehicles those sites load.
UK Business Counts recorded 25 warehousing and storage sites in Westmorland and Furness at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 20 of them, 80%, employ under ten, a lower share than most areas, so medium and large sites have a real presence here.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Westmorland and Furness, 40 are part time, 28.6% of the split. The middle across the North West is 14.3%, so Westmorland and Furness sits above it, 3rd of 24 areas on this measure. A part-time share this size usually means a lot of twilight, weekend and peak-season shifts in the local mix.
Two further counts round out the Westmorland and Furness picture: 150 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 1,800 employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work.
Measured on warehousing and storage, share of all employee jobs, Westmorland and Furness ranks 23rd of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 0.84%, against 0.14% in Westmorland and Furness. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 0.87%. Next to Westmorland and Furness in that order sit Tameside at 0.29% and Stockport at 0.11%.
On the separate business register count of warehousing sites employing 10 or more, Westmorland and Furness ranks 23rd of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 15, against 5 in Westmorland and Furness. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 10. Next to Westmorland and Furness in that order sit Tameside at 5 and Blackpool at 0.
The figures describe 150 warehouse jobs across 25 sites that exist in Westmorland and Furness. How many are open this week is the live list above.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 150
- Warehousing and storage, share of all employee jobs
- 0.14%
- Employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 1,500
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 25
- Warehousing sites employing 10 or more
- 5
- Part-time employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 40
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 108,000
The warehouse operative role
Warehouse work is picking, packing, loading and putting stock away, usually against a rate and usually on shifts. Voice picking, scanners and pick-to-light all measure what you do, and the rate is the job.
Warehouse operative jobs in Westmorland and Furness: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Westmorland and Furness?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 1,500 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Westmorland and Furness and 150 in warehousing and storage, spread across 170 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 warehouse operative earn in Westmorland and Furness?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Westmorland and Furness: 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, 25 warehousing and storage sites, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is warehouse operative work in Westmorland and Furness full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 28.6% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Westmorland and Furness, 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 warehouse operative jobs in Westmorland and Furness?
No formal qualifications needed to apply. Comfortable on your feet for a full shift. Some sites ask for a counterbalance or reach ticket, some train you. Each advert in Westmorland and Furness sets out what that employer asks for.