Shetland Islands 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 36 Show data context 250 Show data context 10 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 214 Show data context 776 Show data context 418 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 479 Show data context 3,642 Show data context 1,279 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,926 Show data context 2,506 Show data context 2,942 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 682 Show data context 665 Show data context 569 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 343 Show data context 471 Show data context 616 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,175 Show data context 1,747 Show data context 1,923 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 695 Show data context 533 Show data context 551 Show data context
Own account workers 897 Show data context 1,105 Show data context 1,411 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,046 Show data context 1,221 Show data context 992 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 569 Show data context 741 Show data context 904 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 2,422 Show data context 3,364 Show data context 2,730 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,239 Show data context 2,622 Show data context 3,017 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 306 Show data context 320 Show data context 705 Show data context
Full-time students 633 Show data context 741 Show data context 720 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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This simple four-way classification of ethnicity can be presented for four recent censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shetland Islands 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