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Forklift operator jobs in Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight has 125 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, 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 Isle of Wight
What the official data says about Isle of Wight
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 125 employee jobs in Isle of Wight, from 54,000 employee jobs across the area.
That count covers whole sites rather than truck types, so counterbalance on the bays, reach in the racking and VNA in the narrow aisles are all inside it, together with the picking most operators also do. Freight, warehousing and courier work together make up 0.94% of employment in Isle of Wight.
Median full-time pay in Isle of Wight was £28,543 a year in 2025 across all occupations combined. Forklift work is not published separately at this level, so treat that as area context and read the rate on the advert.
UK Business Counts recorded 15 warehousing and storage sites in Isle of Wight 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. Large sites use the full range of truck types, so a ticket beyond counterbalance is worth more here.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Isle of Wight, 30 are part time, 23.1% of the split. The middle across the South East is 13%, so Isle of Wight sits above it, 3rd of 19 areas on this measure. A part-time share at this level usually means twilight and weekend shifts running alongside the main rota.
Two further counts round out the Isle of Wight picture: 175 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 210 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Isle of Wight ranks 16th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 2,400, against 510 in Isle of Wight. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Isle of Wight in that order sit Wokingham at 640 and Windsor and Maidenhead at 485.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Isle of Wight ranks 16th of the 19 areas in the South East. The middle across the South East is 25, against 15 in Isle of Wight. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Isle of Wight in that order sit Windsor and Maidenhead at 20 and Wokingham at 15.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 125 jobs across 15 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Isle of Wight, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 125
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 54,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £28,543
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 15
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 10
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 23.1%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 0.94%
The forklift operator role
Forklift work is moving pallets safely in a building full of people doing other things. Counterbalance in the yard and on loading bays, reach truck in the racking, VNA in narrow aisles at height.
Forklift operator jobs in Isle of Wight: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Isle of Wight?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 175 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Isle of Wight and 125 in warehousing and storage, spread across 55 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 forklift operator earn in Isle of Wight?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Isle of Wight: 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, 15 warehousing and storage sites, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is forklift operator work in Isle of Wight full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 23.1% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Isle of Wight, 30 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for forklift operator jobs in Isle of Wight?
A current forklift certificate for the truck type, such as counterbalance or reach. Employers often accept RTITB or ITSSAR accredited training. No formal school qualifications needed. Each advert in Isle of Wight sets out what that employer asks for.