Salford District : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 418 Show data context 2,867 Show data context 124 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,231 Show data context 10,537 Show data context 6,479 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,523 Show data context 31,359 Show data context 18,341 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 13,357 Show data context 19,822 Show data context 27,961 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 7,061 Show data context 7,482 Show data context 8,473 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,961 Show data context 4,055 Show data context 4,675 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 16,102 Show data context 24,481 Show data context 26,654 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,724 Show data context 2,923 Show data context 3,270 Show data context
Own account workers 4,793 Show data context 9,014 Show data context 13,534 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 7,385 Show data context 6,919 Show data context 5,348 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,767 Show data context 5,364 Show data context 5,565 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 19,565 Show data context 26,324 Show data context 23,654 Show data context
Routine occupations 16,179 Show data context 22,902 Show data context 28,601 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 7,217 Show data context 12,654 Show data context 23,106 Show data context
Full-time students 12,123 Show data context 17,773 Show data context 21,142 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Salford District 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