HGV class 2 driver jobs in Manchester

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Manchester holds 800 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 Manchester 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 4,125 employee jobs in Manchester, out of 453,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 200 freight transport by road workplaces in Manchester at the March 2025 reference date, 15 of them employing ten people or more. 185 of them, 92.5%, employ under ten. Small yards take newly passed drivers; the larger ones set the shift patterns.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Manchester, 125 are part time, 17.2% of the split. The middle across the North West is 15.8%, so Manchester sits above it, 9th of 24 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 Manchester picture: 825 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.18% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Manchester ranks 10th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 1,375, against 2,500 in Manchester. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Manchester in that order sit Halton at 2,500 and Trafford at 2,250.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Manchester ranks 14th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 15, against 15 in Manchester. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Manchester in that order sit Liverpool at 15 and Oldham at 15.

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