Dumfries and Galloway Council : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 210 Show data context 1,512 Show data context 94 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,342 Show data context 4,882 Show data context 2,957 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,644 Show data context 20,569 Show data context 7,419 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 8,820 Show data context 13,241 Show data context 16,700 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,871 Show data context 4,158 Show data context 3,902 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,292 Show data context 3,170 Show data context 3,723 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 8,010 Show data context 12,388 Show data context 13,629 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 4,763 Show data context 4,560 Show data context 4,279 Show data context
Own account workers 6,257 Show data context 9,334 Show data context 11,234 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,078 Show data context 5,923 Show data context 4,619 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,468 Show data context 3,969 Show data context 4,893 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 16,663 Show data context 21,691 Show data context 16,912 Show data context
Routine occupations 12,587 Show data context 15,947 Show data context 19,681 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 4,348 Show data context 4,708 Show data context 8,539 Show data context
Full-time students 4,361 Show data context 5,624 Show data context 5,161 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dumfries and Galloway 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