Hiring heavy goods drivers in Ireland
Market data for heavy freight transport in Ireland, updated September 29, 2026.
There are 58 active openings to hire heavy goods drivers in Ireland right now, posted by 43 different companies. Demand is concentrated in Dublin, Cork, Tipperary and Cavan. Posting up to 10 jobs and managing candidates with the Saplic ATS is free and needs no card.
What heavy freight transport pays in Ireland
There are not enough openings with an advertised salary per level to compute reliable ranges. At least three per level are needed.
Which heavy freight transport roles are most in demand in Ireland
| Role | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HGV Mechanic | 11 | 19% |
| HGV Driver | 9 | 16% |
| HGV | 7 | 12% |
| Truck Driver | 3 | 5% |
Which cities from Ireland have the most heavy freight transport openings
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How to write an heavy freight transport job ad that actually brings candidates
A well-written heavy freight transport ad does not attract more candidates: it attracts fewer and better ones. That is the goal — every application that does not fit is your team’s time spent reviewing it.
- State the salary range. Almost no heavy freight transport opening in Ireland does, so doing it sets you apart immediately and saves the interviews that collapse over money at the end.
- Use the title people search for. “HGV Mechanic” pulls more applications than an internal label like “Commercial Executive II”, which nobody types into a search box.
- Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Twelve requirements with no hierarchy make the good candidate rule themselves out over item eleven.
- Say the work mode, the schedule and the city in the first lines. Those three decide whether someone can take the job at all, and hiding them at the end only moves the drop-off later.
- Describe what the person does on a normal day. Three concrete tasks beat a paragraph about company culture.
- Reply fast. An application with no answer after three days is already looking elsewhere.
Common mistakes when hiring in this area
- Asking for more years of experience than the job needs. Every extra year shrinks the candidate pool and raises the expected salary without improving performance.
- Posting the same opening several times to “gain visibility”. It splits applications across two ads and neither looks complete.
- Leaving the opening live without moving candidates. Silence reads as rejection and they leave, even if to you they are still under review.
Writing the ad well solves the first half. The second is what happens to the CVs once they arrive: among 58 searches running in Ireland, a candidate nobody moved in a week is already in another process.
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Frequently asked questions
How much do you have to pay to hire heavy goods drivers in Ireland?
There are 58 active openings in Ireland today, but very few state a salary, so no representative median can be given. We would rather give no figure than invent one.
How much does it cost to post a job?
Nothing. You can keep up to 10 jobs active at the same time for free and with no credit card, the full ATS included. It is not a thirty-day trial.
Which heavy freight transport roles are most in demand in Ireland?
The roles with the most open positions are HGV Mechanic, HGV Driver, HGV and Truck Driver. The list is recalculated weekly over active openings.
Which cities from Ireland have the most heavy freight transport openings?
The largest concentration is in Dublin, followed by Cork, Tipperary and Cavan. If your operation is outside those markets, post the role as remote or hybrid.
Will my job appear on Google?
Yes. Every posted job carries the JobPosting markup Google for Jobs needs and is submitted for indexing the same day. Nothing to configure.
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Data updated September 29, 2026, computed over jobs posted on Saplic.