Willerby and Kirk Ella 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 41 Show data context 365 Show data context 14 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 417 Show data context 970 Show data context 653 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 584 Show data context 2,663 Show data context 1,160 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,341 Show data context 1,702 Show data context 1,944 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 576 Show data context 590 Show data context 559 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 399 Show data context 371 Show data context 367 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,106 Show data context 1,584 Show data context 1,638 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 340 Show data context 318 Show data context 346 Show data context
Own account workers 411 Show data context 614 Show data context 819 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 399 Show data context 327 Show data context 262 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 230 Show data context 366 Show data context 363 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 830 Show data context 1,044 Show data context 1,153 Show data context
Routine occupations 458 Show data context 686 Show data context 913 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 109 Show data context 156 Show data context 612 Show data context
Full-time students 582 Show data context 632 Show data context 546 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, Willerby and Kirk Ella 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: 07th June 2026