Colchester District : 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 335 Show data context 3,443 Show data context 154 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,861 Show data context 10,268 Show data context 6,511 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,750 Show data context 29,004 Show data context 14,013 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 11,962 Show data context 17,125 Show data context 21,802 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 7,189 Show data context 6,915 Show data context 7,269 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,441 Show data context 4,964 Show data context 4,678 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 11,708 Show data context 17,418 Show data context 18,406 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,615 Show data context 2,688 Show data context 2,963 Show data context
Own account workers 5,609 Show data context 8,996 Show data context 13,730 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,808 Show data context 4,763 Show data context 3,847 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,381 Show data context 3,391 Show data context 4,075 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 13,343 Show data context 18,241 Show data context 18,519 Show data context
Routine occupations 8,770 Show data context 11,087 Show data context 15,427 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,641 Show data context 4,881 Show data context 9,998 Show data context
Full-time students 9,411 Show data context 14,382 Show data context 14,959 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, Colchester 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: 03rd June 2026