Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority (UA) : 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 533 Show data context 4,601 Show data context 392 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 5,362 Show data context 20,563 Show data context 10,004 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 12,452 Show data context 52,400 Show data context 27,132 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 24,704 Show data context 36,431 Show data context 38,603 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 10,731 Show data context 10,932 Show data context 9,639 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 5,858 Show data context 5,037 Show data context 4,708 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 18,414 Show data context 24,512 Show data context 22,458 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 4,569 Show data context 4,814 Show data context 4,708 Show data context
Own account workers 10,260 Show data context 17,121 Show data context 23,113 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 7,108 Show data context 6,385 Show data context 4,679 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,386 Show data context 3,727 Show data context 4,131 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 17,260 Show data context 22,193 Show data context 20,689 Show data context
Routine occupations 10,167 Show data context 13,819 Show data context 16,937 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 6,119 Show data context 8,401 Show data context 15,352 Show data context
Full-time students 20,074 Show data context 32,256 Show data context 32,769 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV031, NS-Sec (21 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (17 way))

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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority (UA) 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