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HGV class 2 driver jobs in Halton

Halton has 2,000 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 Halton

What the official data says about Halton

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Halton holds 2,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 2,500 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Halton 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 4,745 employee jobs in Halton, out of 65,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 170 freight transport by road workplaces in Halton at the March 2025 reference date, 30 of them employing ten people or more. 140 of them, 82.4%, 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 Halton, 250 are part time, 12.5% of the split. The middle across the North West is 15.8%, so Halton sits below it, 17th of 24 areas on this measure. That is a normal full-time shape for rigid work, with part-time hours mostly in weekend and relief cover.

Two further counts round out the Halton picture: 245 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.38% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Halton ranks 9th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 1,375, against 2,500 in Halton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Halton in that order sit Rochdale at 3,000 and Manchester at 2,500.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Halton ranks 5th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 15, against 30 in Halton. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Halton in that order sit Cumberland at 30 and Trafford at 30.

These are 2,000 jobs and 170 workplaces that exist in Halton, 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
2,000
Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
2,500
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
65,000
Freight transport by road workplaces
170
Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
140
Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
250
Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
4,745

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 Halton: common questions

How big is the logistics sector in Halton?

The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 2,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Halton and 2,500 in warehousing and storage, spread across 295 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 Halton?

There is no published pay figure for this role in Halton: 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, 170 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 Halton full time or part time?

Part-time hours account for 12.5% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Halton, 250 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 Halton?

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