HGV class 2 driver jobs in Oldham

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Oldham holds 600 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 800 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Oldham 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 2,135 employee jobs in Oldham, out of 92,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 110 freight transport by road workplaces in Oldham at the March 2025 reference date, 15 of them employing ten people or more. 95 of them, 86.4%, 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 Oldham, 125 are part time, 21.7% of the split. The middle across the North West is 15.8%, so Oldham sits above it, 3rd 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 Oldham picture: 735 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.8% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Oldham ranks 14th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 1,375, against 800 in Oldham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Oldham in that order sit Wigan at 1,250 and Salford at 800.

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

These are 600 jobs and 110 workplaces that exist in Oldham, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.