Brandon 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 12 Show data context 111 Show data context 1 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 137 Show data context 408 Show data context 209 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 193 Show data context 1,300 Show data context 578 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 571 Show data context 736 Show data context 962 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 273 Show data context 299 Show data context 331 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 210 Show data context 265 Show data context 209 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 666 Show data context 927 Show data context 1,027 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 132 Show data context 137 Show data context 151 Show data context
Own account workers 192 Show data context 349 Show data context 543 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 422 Show data context 371 Show data context 245 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 201 Show data context 278 Show data context 327 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 856 Show data context 1,219 Show data context 1,095 Show data context
Routine occupations 907 Show data context 1,229 Show data context 1,308 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 231 Show data context 363 Show data context 942 Show data context
Full-time students 354 Show data context 471 Show data context 556 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, Brandon 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