Heavy Truck and Lorry Drivers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Pay in Germany for this job

German occupation used: Berufskraftfahrer/in (Professional truck driver), occupation code KldB 2010 52122. This is a national figure for all of Germany, before tax and social contributions, including extras such as holiday and Christmas pay.

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Entgeltatlas (employment statistics), reference date 31 December 2025. Full-time employees subject to social insurance only; civil servants, self-employed people and apprentices are not included. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

Check pay by region, age and gender in the Entgeltatlas

Pay in the UK for this job

UK occupation used: Large goods vehicle drivers (SOC 2020 code 8211). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 8332 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

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UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

This occupation (UK code 8211, Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers) is not eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, according to the GOV.UK list of eligible occupations. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 8332 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.

This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.

Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.

Compare UK visa going rates by job · Eligible occupations (GOV.UK) · Going rates (GOV.UK) · Salary rules (GOV.UK)

Latest heavy truck and lorry drivers job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

• Motorist/Truck driver
  German title: Kraftfahrer/LKW-Fahrer
  Münnich Motorsport GmbH · Neusalza-Spremberg · Posted 2026-09-08
• Professional driver/truck driver
  German title: Berufskraftfahrer/LKW-Fahrer
  TITANDIX GmbH & Co. KG · Bergkamen · Posted 2026-09-14
• Professional driver/truck driver
  German title: Berufskraftfahrer/LKW-Fahrer
  Reiling Logistik GmbH & Co. KG · Harsewinkel · Posted 2025-10-27
• Motorist/Truck driver
  German title: Kraftfahrer/LKW-Fahrer
  Ch. Borchard GmbH & Co. KG Holzhandlung + Sägewerk Werk 2 · Lengede · Posted 2026-05-29
• Truck driver
  German title: LKW-Fahrer
  Leuters GmbH · Billerbeck, Westfalen · Posted 2026-09-15
• Truck driver
  German title: LKW-Fahrer
  AUREA GmbH · Erkrath · Posted 2026-10-17

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

• Day lots
  Swedish title: dag lots
  Carlströms kyltransporter AB · Posted 2026-10-18
• CE drivers to Sandahls with placement in Vara!
  Swedish title: CE chaufförer till Sandahls med placering i Vara!
  Sandahls Logistik AB · Vara · Posted 2026-10-18
• Looking for more CE drivers for Sandahls in Vårgårda!
  Swedish title: Söker fler CE chaufförer till Sandahls i Vårgårda!
  Sandahls Logistik AB · Vårgårda · Posted 2026-10-18
• Courier driver
  Swedish title: Budbilsförare
  True Transport Sweden AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-18
• B-card driver to growing recycling company
  Swedish title: B-korts chaufför till växande återvinningsbolag
  Avfallskonsulten i huvudstaden AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16
• C-card driver to growing recycling company
  Swedish title: C-korts chaufför till växande återvinningsbolag
  Avfallskonsulten i huvudstaden AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where heavy truck and lorry drivers are needed in Europe

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all plant and machine operators and assemblers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for heavy truck and lorry drivers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

Finding heavy truck and lorry drivers jobs in Europe

• EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Road train driver".
• Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
• If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.