HGV class 2 driver jobs in Salford

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Salford holds 900 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 Salford 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 2,900 employee jobs in Salford, out of 173,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 150 freight transport by road workplaces in Salford at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 145 of them, 96.7%, employ 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 Salford, 350 are part time, 36.8% of the split. The middle across the North West is 15.8%, so Salford sits above it, 1st of 24 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 Salford picture: 1,200 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.69% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Salford ranks 15th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 1,375, against 800 in Salford. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Salford in that order sit Oldham at 800 and Wirral at 700.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Salford ranks 20th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 15, against 5 in Salford. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Salford in that order sit Tameside at 10 and Sefton at 5.

These are 900 jobs and 150 workplaces that exist in Salford, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.