Medway Unitary Authority (UA) : 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 630 Show data context 3,655 Show data context 122 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 4,389 Show data context 10,783 Show data context 7,094 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 6,729 Show data context 37,163 Show data context 14,840 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 16,052 Show data context 21,417 Show data context 26,915 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 10,466 Show data context 9,834 Show data context 10,073 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 6,552 Show data context 5,912 Show data context 6,506 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 20,417 Show data context 28,832 Show data context 29,470 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,819 Show data context 3,797 Show data context 4,070 Show data context
Own account workers 8,772 Show data context 14,204 Show data context 20,662 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 10,449 Show data context 8,349 Show data context 6,166 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,844 Show data context 6,829 Show data context 7,126 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 23,553 Show data context 29,938 Show data context 27,898 Show data context
Routine occupations 18,594 Show data context 23,908 Show data context 28,874 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,592 Show data context 10,522 Show data context 18,549 Show data context
Full-time students 9,807 Show data context 16,178 Show data context 14,381 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, Medway Unitary Authority (UA) 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