HGV and logistics driving in London
HGV class 2 driver jobs in City of London
City of London has 100 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 City of London
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. City of London holds 100 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 125 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in City of London 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 255 employee jobs in City of London, out of 657,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 25 freight transport by road workplaces in City of London at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 20 of them, 80%, employ under ten, below the usual share, so rigid work leans towards operators big enough for fixed rounds.
Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in City of London, 20 are part time, 21.1% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so City of London sits above it, 8th 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 City of London picture: 30 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, City of London ranks 23rd of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 125 in City of London. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to City of London in that order sit Wandsworth at 175 and Islington at 125.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, City of London ranks 11th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 5 in City of London. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to City of London in that order sit Camden at 5 and Greenwich at 5.
These are 100 jobs and 25 workplaces that exist in City of London, 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
- 100
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 125
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 657,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 25
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 20
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 20
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 255
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 City of London: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in City of London?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 100 employee jobs in freight transport by road in City of London and 125 in warehousing and storage, spread across 35 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 City of London?
There is no published pay figure for this role in City of London: 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 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 City of London full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 21.1% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in City of London, 20 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 City of London?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in City of London sets out what that employer asks for.