Ashley 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 206 Show data context 15 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 297 Show data context 1,716 Show data context 478 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 957 Show data context 3,457 Show data context 2,704 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,744 Show data context 2,733 Show data context 3,134 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 426 Show data context 495 Show data context 541 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 238 Show data context 229 Show data context 289 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 872 Show data context 1,281 Show data context 1,438 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 143 Show data context 191 Show data context 194 Show data context
Own account workers 417 Show data context 851 Show data context 1,289 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 308 Show data context 427 Show data context 284 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 106 Show data context 217 Show data context 245 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 767 Show data context 1,388 Show data context 1,230 Show data context
Routine occupations 527 Show data context 1,000 Show data context 1,345 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 521 Show data context 965 Show data context 1,022 Show data context
Full-time students 1,495 Show data context 2,286 Show data context 2,923 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, Ashley 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