Highland Council : 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 320 Show data context 2,630 Show data context 179 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,297 Show data context 10,270 Show data context 5,800 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,620 Show data context 36,751 Show data context 15,220 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 15,573 Show data context 23,802 Show data context 30,390 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,985 Show data context 7,542 Show data context 6,510 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,642 Show data context 5,407 Show data context 6,135 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 12,145 Show data context 19,842 Show data context 21,646 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 5,637 Show data context 5,579 Show data context 5,629 Show data context
Own account workers 8,727 Show data context 13,991 Show data context 17,786 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 9,030 Show data context 9,858 Show data context 8,472 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,873 Show data context 7,403 Show data context 8,898 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 21,317 Show data context 28,967 Show data context 24,948 Show data context
Routine occupations 17,360 Show data context 22,019 Show data context 27,829 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,138 Show data context 5,869 Show data context 10,123 Show data context
Full-time students 6,245 Show data context 8,378 Show data context 8,581 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Highland Council 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