Sheffield 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 880 Show data context 7,048 Show data context 256 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 8,316 Show data context 31,203 Show data context 12,411 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 18,265 Show data context 73,465 Show data context 41,131 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 34,961 Show data context 50,326 Show data context 57,279 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 15,178 Show data context 14,358 Show data context 14,045 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 8,578 Show data context 8,781 Show data context 9,323 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 32,195 Show data context 46,685 Show data context 48,492 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 6,969 Show data context 7,215 Show data context 7,161 Show data context
Own account workers 13,299 Show data context 22,780 Show data context 30,262 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 16,766 Show data context 14,104 Show data context 9,918 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 7,819 Show data context 11,107 Show data context 11,920 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 46,636 Show data context 58,744 Show data context 52,673 Show data context
Routine occupations 35,484 Show data context 45,357 Show data context 55,684 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 18,805 Show data context 27,388 Show data context 44,537 Show data context
Full-time students 41,523 Show data context 65,908 Show data context 61,131 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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Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sheffield 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