Shetland South 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 3 Show data context 69 Show data context 0 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 42 Show data context 165 Show data context 87 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 99 Show data context 704 Show data context 271 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 360 Show data context 506 Show data context 578 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 120 Show data context 113 Show data context 110 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 68 Show data context 85 Show data context 116 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 212 Show data context 337 Show data context 359 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 99 Show data context 84 Show data context 81 Show data context
Own account workers 151 Show data context 198 Show data context 204 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 164 Show data context 197 Show data context 153 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 95 Show data context 134 Show data context 179 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 333 Show data context 529 Show data context 423 Show data context
Routine occupations 281 Show data context 340 Show data context 449 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 35 Show data context 35 Show data context 91 Show data context
Full-time students 95 Show data context 133 Show data context 110 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, Shetland South 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