Rogiet 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 0 Show data context 33 Show data context 0 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 46 Show data context 100 Show data context 65 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 47 Show data context 283 Show data context 131 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 115 Show data context 169 Show data context 201 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 68 Show data context 74 Show data context 70 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 47 Show data context 40 Show data context 52 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 117 Show data context 177 Show data context 180 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 6 Show data context 23 Show data context 19 Show data context
Own account workers 41 Show data context 70 Show data context 98 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 73 Show data context 57 Show data context 39 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 26 Show data context 55 Show data context 49 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 123 Show data context 175 Show data context 178 Show data context
Routine occupations 167 Show data context 176 Show data context 203 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 22 Show data context 46 Show data context 90 Show data context
Full-time students 54 Show data context 95 Show data context 88 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, Rogiet 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: 01st June 2026