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7.5 tonne driver jobs in Torfaen

Torfaen has 20 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, 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 Torfaen

What the official data says about Torfaen

C1 rounds straddle two counts. Torfaen has 20 employee jobs in postal and courier activities and 150 in freight transport by road, and 7.5 tonne work is run out of both.

Parcel and wholesale operations are where most C1 rounds sit. In Torfaen the courier side alone is 0.05% of the 37,000 employee jobs the survey counts locally.

Across all occupations in Torfaen, median full-time pay was £36,068 a year in 2025. That is the whole local labour market rather than this job, and there is no published local figure for this job to set beside it.

UK Business Counts recorded 55 postal and courier activities workplaces in Torfaen at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing under ten. C1 rounds run out of the few depots, not the long tail.

Of the postal and courier activities employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Torfaen, 10 are part time, 50% of the split. The middle across Wales is 23.1%, so Torfaen sits above it, 3rd of 17 areas on this measure. More of the split is part time than full time. That is a real feature of parcel work in some areas, so read the hours on the advert rather than assuming a full week.

Two further counts round out the Torfaen picture: 175 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, and 345 employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work.

Measured on employee jobs in postal and courier activities, Torfaen ranks 14th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 40, against 20 in Torfaen. Next to Torfaen in that order sit Ceredigion at 30 and Caerphilly at 15.

On the separate business register count of postal and courier workplaces, Torfaen ranks 10th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 48, against 55 in Torfaen. Next to Torfaen in that order sit Carmarthenshire at 75 and Wrexham at 50.

Every figure here counts what exists in Torfaen: 20 courier jobs across 55 courier workplaces. How many 7.5 tonne rounds are being advertised today is the live list above.

Employee jobs in postal and courier activities
20
Employee jobs in freight transport by road
150
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,068
Postal and courier workplaces
55
Postal and courier workplaces employing 10 or more
0
Part-time share of postal and courier jobs
50%
Postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs
0.05%

The 7.5 tonne driver role

A 7.5 tonne rigid on category C1 is the bridge between a van and a lorry. The rounds are local, the drop counts are high and the vehicle is small enough to get down streets an artic could not attempt.

Full guide to 7.5 tonne driver jobs

7.5 tonne driver jobs in Torfaen: common questions

How big is the logistics sector in Torfaen?

The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 150 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Torfaen and 175 in warehousing and storage, spread across 105 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 7.5 tonne driver earn in Torfaen?

There is no published pay figure for this role in Torfaen: 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, 55 postal and courier activities workplaces, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.

Is 7.5 tonne driver work in Torfaen full time or part time?

Part-time hours account for 50% of the postal and courier activities jobs counted either way in Torfaen, 10 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.

Do I need experience to apply for 7.5 tonne driver jobs in Torfaen?

Category C1 licence. Driver CPC card if you are driving professionally. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Torfaen sets out what that employer asks for.