Roman 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 15 Show data context 69 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 92 Show data context 169 Show data context 120 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 115 Show data context 703 Show data context 243 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 282 Show data context 387 Show data context 495 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 208 Show data context 203 Show data context 243 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 145 Show data context 113 Show data context 155 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 460 Show data context 651 Show data context 665 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 84 Show data context 92 Show data context 88 Show data context
Own account workers 199 Show data context 300 Show data context 432 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 273 Show data context 252 Show data context 196 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 146 Show data context 199 Show data context 186 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 630 Show data context 887 Show data context 817 Show data context
Routine occupations 633 Show data context 818 Show data context 1,143 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 140 Show data context 259 Show data context 499 Show data context
Full-time students 201 Show data context 282 Show data context 271 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, Roman 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