7.5 tonne driver jobs in Northumberland

C1 rounds straddle two counts. Northumberland has 55 employee jobs in postal and courier activities and 1,500 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 Northumberland the courier side alone is 0.05% of the 111,000 employee jobs the survey counts locally.

Across all occupations in Northumberland, median full-time pay was £35,323 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 85 postal and courier activities workplaces in Northumberland 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 Northumberland, 55 are part time, 100% of the split. The middle across the North East is 71.8%, so Northumberland sits above it, 3rd of 12 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 Northumberland picture: 700 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, and 2,255 employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work.

Measured on employee jobs in postal and courier activities, Northumberland ranks 9th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 100, against 55 in Northumberland. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 305. Next to Northumberland in that order sit North Tyneside at 85 and Middlesbrough at 50.

On the separate business register count of postal and courier workplaces, Northumberland ranks 7th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 93, against 85 in Northumberland. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 150. Next to Northumberland in that order sit North Tyneside at 100 and Stockton-on-Tees at 55.

Every figure here counts what exists in Northumberland: 55 courier jobs across 85 courier workplaces. How many 7.5 tonne rounds are being advertised today is the live list above.