West Berkshire 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 293 Show data context 3,811 Show data context 188 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 6,081 Show data context 13,725 Show data context 8,354 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 7,720 Show data context 27,630 Show data context 16,665 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 12,125 Show data context 16,865 Show data context 18,933 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 8,283 Show data context 7,364 Show data context 6,639 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,931 Show data context 3,401 Show data context 3,556 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 11,875 Show data context 15,768 Show data context 16,424 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,607 Show data context 2,549 Show data context 2,606 Show data context
Own account workers 5,707 Show data context 8,744 Show data context 11,993 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,058 Show data context 4,095 Show data context 3,234 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,393 Show data context 3,114 Show data context 3,439 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 11,072 Show data context 13,764 Show data context 13,464 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,712 Show data context 9,441 Show data context 12,272 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,400 Show data context 2,987 Show data context 6,433 Show data context
Full-time students 5,351 Show data context 6,426 Show data context 6,585 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Berkshire 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: 09th June 2026