Stanley 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 9 Show data context 95 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 75 Show data context 184 Show data context 124 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 81 Show data context 880 Show data context 246 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 300 Show data context 463 Show data context 531 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 202 Show data context 255 Show data context 243 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 130 Show data context 162 Show data context 179 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 448 Show data context 744 Show data context 721 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 105 Show data context 109 Show data context 113 Show data context
Own account workers 123 Show data context 284 Show data context 382 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 320 Show data context 321 Show data context 228 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 186 Show data context 255 Show data context 275 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 898 Show data context 1,403 Show data context 1,234 Show data context
Routine occupations 934 Show data context 1,320 Show data context 1,446 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 385 Show data context 630 Show data context 1,083 Show data context
Full-time students 245 Show data context 342 Show data context 408 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, Stanley 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: 04th June 2026