Oxford 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 285 Show data context 1,903 Show data context 156 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,812 Show data context 16,339 Show data context 3,678 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 10,901 Show data context 21,594 Show data context 20,766 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 12,173 Show data context 16,076 Show data context 17,189 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,187 Show data context 3,888 Show data context 3,341 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,763 Show data context 1,630 Show data context 1,800 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,771 Show data context 9,379 Show data context 9,700 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,334 Show data context 1,399 Show data context 1,464 Show data context
Own account workers 2,761 Show data context 4,562 Show data context 6,682 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,535 Show data context 3,046 Show data context 2,543 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,299 Show data context 2,026 Show data context 2,458 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,823 Show data context 11,290 Show data context 10,716 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,832 Show data context 9,062 Show data context 11,986 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,879 Show data context 5,034 Show data context 8,021 Show data context
Full-time students 26,605 Show data context 32,803 Show data context 36,239 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, Oxford 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