Edinburgh Council (City) : 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 771 Show data context 7,218 Show data context 712 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 11,122 Show data context 46,666 Show data context 16,438 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 30,814 Show data context 82,687 Show data context 67,572 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 41,518 Show data context 56,968 Show data context 73,483 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 19,126 Show data context 16,526 Show data context 12,667 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 10,309 Show data context 9,193 Show data context 10,721 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 37,406 Show data context 45,802 Show data context 45,559 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 6,244 Show data context 6,348 Show data context 6,871 Show data context
Own account workers 9,703 Show data context 16,191 Show data context 23,023 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 11,674 Show data context 12,253 Show data context 11,189 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 5,002 Show data context 8,273 Show data context 10,296 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 32,386 Show data context 40,614 Show data context 34,091 Show data context
Routine occupations 22,453 Show data context 30,823 Show data context 38,642 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 10,803 Show data context 15,648 Show data context 22,472 Show data context
Full-time students 41,249 Show data context 57,495 Show data context 66,204 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, Edinburgh Council (City) 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: 06th June 2026