Southend on Sea 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 328 Show data context 2,633 Show data context 133 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,058 Show data context 9,083 Show data context 6,156 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,212 Show data context 27,196 Show data context 11,955 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 11,482 Show data context 16,681 Show data context 20,326 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 7,199 Show data context 6,941 Show data context 6,683 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,968 Show data context 3,574 Show data context 3,958 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 13,091 Show data context 20,033 Show data context 19,434 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,759 Show data context 2,894 Show data context 3,079 Show data context
Own account workers 6,001 Show data context 10,327 Show data context 14,205 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,247 Show data context 4,792 Show data context 3,676 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,087 Show data context 3,535 Show data context 3,716 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 12,404 Show data context 17,736 Show data context 17,725 Show data context
Routine occupations 8,045 Show data context 12,002 Show data context 15,136 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,762 Show data context 6,819 Show data context 12,422 Show data context
Full-time students 5,404 Show data context 7,957 Show data context 7,795 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, Southend on Sea 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: 06th June 2026