Rotherham 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 477 Show data context 3,569 Show data context 94 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,865 Show data context 8,624 Show data context 5,985 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,480 Show data context 32,767 Show data context 12,104 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 14,175 Show data context 20,177 Show data context 23,716 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 7,702 Show data context 7,617 Show data context 8,382 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,325 Show data context 4,973 Show data context 5,350 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 15,559 Show data context 24,692 Show data context 26,442 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,860 Show data context 4,141 Show data context 4,064 Show data context
Own account workers 6,106 Show data context 11,580 Show data context 16,097 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 10,068 Show data context 8,480 Show data context 6,320 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,994 Show data context 7,425 Show data context 8,256 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 25,775 Show data context 33,211 Show data context 30,720 Show data context
Routine occupations 22,636 Show data context 28,840 Show data context 33,631 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 8,120 Show data context 13,172 Show data context 23,129 Show data context
Full-time students 8,553 Show data context 11,458 Show data context 11,271 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, Rotherham 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: 05th June 2026