Trent 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 19 Show data context 118 Show data context 8 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 138 Show data context 305 Show data context 216 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 184 Show data context 655 Show data context 374 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 248 Show data context 367 Show data context 441 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 156 Show data context 211 Show data context 151 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 57 Show data context 77 Show data context 63 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 159 Show data context 259 Show data context 253 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 113 Show data context 86 Show data context 81 Show data context
Own account workers 125 Show data context 192 Show data context 260 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 53 Show data context 52 Show data context 51 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 33 Show data context 34 Show data context 34 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 127 Show data context 156 Show data context 169 Show data context
Routine occupations 81 Show data context 102 Show data context 132 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 19 Show data context 35 Show data context 99 Show data context
Full-time students 106 Show data context 160 Show data context 134 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, Trent 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: 04th June 2026