HGV class 2 driver jobs in Orkney Islands

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Orkney Islands holds 100 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 10 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Orkney Islands 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 110 employee jobs in Orkney Islands, out of 12,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 15 freight transport by road workplaces in Orkney Islands at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 10 of them, 66.7%, 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 Orkney Islands, 30 are part time, 28.6% of the split. The middle across Scotland is 19.5%, so Orkney Islands sits above it, 7th of 32 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 Orkney Islands picture: 0 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, Orkney Islands ranks 31st of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 113, against 10 in Orkney Islands. Next to Orkney Islands in that order sit Na h-Eileanan Siar at 10 and East Renfrewshire at 5.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Orkney Islands ranks 21st of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 5, against 5 in Orkney Islands. Next to Orkney Islands in that order sit North Ayrshire at 5 and Perth and Kinross at 5.

These are 100 jobs and 15 workplaces that exist in Orkney Islands, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.