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HGV class 2 driver jobs in Reading
Reading has 150 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 Reading
What the official data says about Reading
Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Reading holds 150 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 2,250 in warehousing and storage.
The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Reading 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 3,025 employee jobs in Reading, out of 121,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.
UK Business Counts recorded 105 freight transport by road workplaces in Reading at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing under ten. Small yards are where most newly passed class 2 drivers get a first year.
Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Reading, 35 are part time, 25.9% of the split. The middle across the South East is 23.1%, so Reading sits above it, 7th of 19 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 Reading picture: 625 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.52% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.
Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Reading ranks 7th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 1,000, against 2,250 in Reading. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Reading in that order sit West Sussex at 3,000 and Buckinghamshire at 1,750.
On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Reading ranks 19th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 10, against 0 in Reading. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Reading in that order sit Brighton and Hove at 0.
These are 150 jobs and 105 workplaces that exist in Reading, 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
- 150
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 2,250
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 121,000
- Freight transport by road workplaces
- 105
- Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
- 105
- Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
- 35
- Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
- 3,025
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.
HGV class 2 driver jobs in Reading: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Reading?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 150 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Reading and 2,250 in warehousing and storage, spread across 275 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 Reading?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Reading: 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, 105 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 Reading full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 25.9% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Reading, 35 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 Reading?
Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Reading sets out what that employer asks for.