Benn 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 6 Show data context 83 Show data context 3 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 133 Show data context 388 Show data context 156 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 258 Show data context 1,026 Show data context 487 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 533 Show data context 660 Show data context 731 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 285 Show data context 248 Show data context 317 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 124 Show data context 118 Show data context 153 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 520 Show data context 611 Show data context 686 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 63 Show data context 57 Show data context 84 Show data context
Own account workers 150 Show data context 318 Show data context 428 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 346 Show data context 326 Show data context 274 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 177 Show data context 189 Show data context 213 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 704 Show data context 992 Show data context 962 Show data context
Routine occupations 804 Show data context 1,301 Show data context 2,325 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 139 Show data context 363 Show data context 572 Show data context
Full-time students 261 Show data context 373 Show data context 429 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, Benn 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: 08th June 2026