East Renfrewshire Council : 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 265 Show data context 1,733 Show data context 163 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,433 Show data context 7,592 Show data context 3,582 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,352 Show data context 17,050 Show data context 11,248 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 9,068 Show data context 11,796 Show data context 15,841 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,242 Show data context 3,319 Show data context 2,556 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,017 Show data context 1,935 Show data context 2,414 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,896 Show data context 9,506 Show data context 9,382 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,660 Show data context 1,770 Show data context 1,826 Show data context
Own account workers 2,036 Show data context 3,271 Show data context 4,129 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,054 Show data context 1,902 Show data context 1,707 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,276 Show data context 1,743 Show data context 2,112 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 5,914 Show data context 7,379 Show data context 6,579 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,167 Show data context 4,138 Show data context 5,512 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,795 Show data context 2,438 Show data context 4,144 Show data context
Full-time students 5,159 Show data context 6,236 Show data context 6,227 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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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, East Renfrewshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10100665/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 04th June 2026