Lindley Ward : 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 29 Show data context 445 Show data context 27 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 502 Show data context 1,362 Show data context 830 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 715 Show data context 3,336 Show data context 1,833 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,488 Show data context 2,248 Show data context 2,798 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 635 Show data context 702 Show data context 733 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 368 Show data context 386 Show data context 401 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,200 Show data context 1,908 Show data context 2,076 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 299 Show data context 346 Show data context 304 Show data context
Own account workers 449 Show data context 826 Show data context 1,193 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 563 Show data context 498 Show data context 350 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 300 Show data context 446 Show data context 465 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,299 Show data context 1,768 Show data context 1,681 Show data context
Routine occupations 985 Show data context 1,382 Show data context 1,705 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 299 Show data context 601 Show data context 1,096 Show data context
Full-time students 799 Show data context 1,003 Show data context 968 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, Lindley Ward 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: 09th April 2026