Southampton 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 350 Show data context 2,401 Show data context 104 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,881 Show data context 12,849 Show data context 4,532 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 8,493 Show data context 30,469 Show data context 15,894 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 14,314 Show data context 19,732 Show data context 23,702 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,945 Show data context 6,961 Show data context 7,075 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,275 Show data context 3,776 Show data context 4,463 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 14,687 Show data context 19,880 Show data context 21,073 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,526 Show data context 2,819 Show data context 3,063 Show data context
Own account workers 6,084 Show data context 10,563 Show data context 15,839 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 8,178 Show data context 7,005 Show data context 5,409 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,564 Show data context 5,139 Show data context 5,409 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 19,163 Show data context 26,080 Show data context 24,699 Show data context
Routine occupations 15,706 Show data context 21,705 Show data context 27,569 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 4,988 Show data context 9,180 Show data context 16,009 Show data context
Full-time students 25,741 Show data context 32,111 Show data context 29,528 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, Southampton 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: 05th June 2026