Buckland and Milber 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 11 Show data context 116 Show data context 12 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 95 Show data context 280 Show data context 226 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 119 Show data context 1,046 Show data context 423 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 472 Show data context 572 Show data context 793 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 278 Show data context 302 Show data context 311 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 148 Show data context 172 Show data context 224 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 471 Show data context 769 Show data context 859 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 133 Show data context 145 Show data context 145 Show data context
Own account workers 265 Show data context 458 Show data context 722 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 374 Show data context 291 Show data context 264 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 173 Show data context 238 Show data context 273 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 878 Show data context 1,146 Show data context 1,176 Show data context
Routine occupations 710 Show data context 859 Show data context 1,106 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 124 Show data context 230 Show data context 509 Show data context
Full-time students 273 Show data context 313 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, Buckland and Milber 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