Scotter and Blyton 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 3 Show data context 171 Show data context 10 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 122 Show data context 365 Show data context 291 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 174 Show data context 1,356 Show data context 492 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 529 Show data context 835 Show data context 882 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 256 Show data context 308 Show data context 314 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 127 Show data context 213 Show data context 212 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 355 Show data context 768 Show data context 780 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 191 Show data context 197 Show data context 197 Show data context
Own account workers 274 Show data context 446 Show data context 592 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 255 Show data context 262 Show data context 171 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 109 Show data context 212 Show data context 248 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 603 Show data context 710 Show data context 772 Show data context
Routine occupations 386 Show data context 563 Show data context 710 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 112 Show data context 194 Show data context 452 Show data context
Full-time students 242 Show data context 272 Show data context 296 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, Scotter and Blyton 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