Sheldon 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 27 Show data context 202 Show data context 9 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 285 Show data context 630 Show data context 406 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 330 Show data context 2,332 Show data context 876 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,008 Show data context 1,388 Show data context 1,708 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 590 Show data context 577 Show data context 613 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 431 Show data context 367 Show data context 400 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,476 Show data context 2,200 Show data context 2,161 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 195 Show data context 213 Show data context 205 Show data context
Own account workers 472 Show data context 857 Show data context 1,126 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 711 Show data context 567 Show data context 476 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 452 Show data context 650 Show data context 615 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,833 Show data context 2,339 Show data context 2,321 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,284 Show data context 1,749 Show data context 2,213 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 435 Show data context 874 Show data context 1,726 Show data context
Full-time students 524 Show data context 910 Show data context 1,149 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, Sheldon 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