Scottish Borders Council : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

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NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 169 Show data context 1,773 Show data context 133 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,626 Show data context 5,290 Show data context 3,345 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,713 Show data context 17,625 Show data context 8,198 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 7,666 Show data context 11,458 Show data context 14,744 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,630 Show data context 3,718 Show data context 3,295 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,789 Show data context 2,449 Show data context 3,101 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,867 Show data context 9,282 Show data context 10,898 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,534 Show data context 3,263 Show data context 3,200 Show data context
Own account workers 4,412 Show data context 7,056 Show data context 8,842 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,569 Show data context 3,878 Show data context 3,418 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,137 Show data context 2,754 Show data context 3,626 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 10,893 Show data context 13,787 Show data context 12,050 Show data context
Routine occupations 9,496 Show data context 11,311 Show data context 13,812 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,176 Show data context 3,013 Show data context 5,721 Show data context
Full-time students 3,582 Show data context 4,629 Show data context 4,343 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scottish Borders Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026