The Ferry 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 42 Show data context 372 Show data context 23 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 440 Show data context 1,588 Show data context 721 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 981 Show data context 4,125 Show data context 2,080 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 2,092 Show data context 2,947 Show data context 3,585 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 755 Show data context 661 Show data context 571 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 448 Show data context 517 Show data context 589 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,424 Show data context 2,129 Show data context 2,201 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 376 Show data context 387 Show data context 390 Show data context
Own account workers 385 Show data context 621 Show data context 839 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 425 Show data context 478 Show data context 469 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 265 Show data context 409 Show data context 566 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,142 Show data context 1,469 Show data context 1,485 Show data context
Routine occupations 605 Show data context 848 Show data context 1,249 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 309 Show data context 349 Show data context 726 Show data context
Full-time students 945 Show data context 1,005 Show data context 965 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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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, The Ferry 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: 06th June 2026