HGV class 2 driver jobs in Northumberland

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Northumberland holds 1,500 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 700 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Northumberland than either number on its own. Warehousing sits below road freight here, which usually means more general haulage and less own-account distribution.

Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 2,255 employee jobs in Northumberland, out of 111,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 130 freight transport by road workplaces in Northumberland at the March 2025 reference date, 25 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 100 of them, 76.9%, employ under ten, well below the usual share. Rigid work shaped like this sits with distribution rather than general haulage: fixed starts, multi-drop, handball.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Northumberland, 400 are part time, 28.6% of the split. The middle across the North East is 23%, so Northumberland sits above it, 1st of 12 areas on this measure. That is a high part-time share for road freight, which in an area this size usually reflects relief and seasonal rounds rather than a different kind of employer.

Two further counts round out the Northumberland picture: 55 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.05% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Northumberland ranks 7th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 800, against 700 in Northumberland. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Northumberland in that order sit Redcar and Cleveland at 900 and Hartlepool at 450.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Northumberland ranks 2nd of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 8, against 25 in Northumberland. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Northumberland in that order sit County Durham at 35 and Stockton-on-Tees at 20.

These are 1,500 jobs and 130 workplaces that exist in Northumberland, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.