HGV class 2 driver jobs in Wokingham

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Wokingham holds 250 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 250 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Wokingham 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 640 employee jobs in Wokingham, out of 90,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 75 freight transport by road workplaces in Wokingham at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 70 of them, 93.3%, employ under ten. Small yards take newly passed drivers; the larger ones set the shift patterns.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Wokingham, 75 are part time, 30% of the split. The middle across the South East is 23.1%, so Wokingham sits above it, 2nd of 19 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 Wokingham picture: 140 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.16% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Wokingham ranks 14th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 1,000, against 250 in Wokingham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Wokingham in that order sit Southampton at 500 and Slough at 225.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Wokingham ranks 17th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 10, against 5 in Wokingham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Wokingham in that order sit Windsor and Maidenhead at 5 and Brighton and Hove at 0.

These are 250 jobs and 75 workplaces that exist in Wokingham, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.