Wiltshire 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 830 Show data context 12,498 Show data context 504 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 13,276 Show data context 29,971 Show data context 22,690 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 16,860 Show data context 80,793 Show data context 39,699 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 32,413 Show data context 46,426 Show data context 57,980 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 18,766 Show data context 18,631 Show data context 19,793 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 14,519 Show data context 15,736 Show data context 17,559 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 31,230 Show data context 46,337 Show data context 53,031 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 8,550 Show data context 8,448 Show data context 9,078 Show data context
Own account workers 17,843 Show data context 27,553 Show data context 39,852 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 16,722 Show data context 13,657 Show data context 11,564 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 7,013 Show data context 11,105 Show data context 13,054 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 35,715 Show data context 46,224 Show data context 46,327 Show data context
Routine occupations 27,802 Show data context 34,202 Show data context 46,682 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 4,900 Show data context 9,491 Show data context 21,989 Show data context
Full-time students 14,113 Show data context 19,316 Show data context 19,501 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wiltshire 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