Aberdeenshire 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 449 Show data context 4,444 Show data context 186 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 4,283 Show data context 15,105 Show data context 7,321 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 8,081 Show data context 40,451 Show data context 20,026 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 17,951 Show data context 27,587 Show data context 34,352 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 7,324 Show data context 7,519 Show data context 6,801 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,223 Show data context 5,345 Show data context 7,034 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 14,188 Show data context 22,690 Show data context 24,011 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 6,228 Show data context 6,127 Show data context 6,027 Show data context
Own account workers 8,581 Show data context 12,655 Show data context 16,297 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 9,657 Show data context 10,137 Show data context 8,676 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 5,379 Show data context 8,593 Show data context 9,723 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 21,796 Show data context 28,543 Show data context 24,472 Show data context
Routine occupations 18,604 Show data context 23,279 Show data context 29,340 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,916 Show data context 4,475 Show data context 10,299 Show data context
Full-time students 8,829 Show data context 10,993 Show data context 10,586 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, Aberdeenshire 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: 05th June 2026