Hendy 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 15 Show data context 40 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 53 Show data context 152 Show data context 82 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 79 Show data context 551 Show data context 223 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 246 Show data context 340 Show data context 399 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 84 Show data context 102 Show data context 101 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 81 Show data context 109 Show data context 114 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 203 Show data context 291 Show data context 355 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 45 Show data context 73 Show data context 60 Show data context
Own account workers 55 Show data context 124 Show data context 180 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 104 Show data context 103 Show data context 76 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 56 Show data context 75 Show data context 98 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 210 Show data context 319 Show data context 343 Show data context
Routine occupations 179 Show data context 244 Show data context 291 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 64 Show data context 80 Show data context 133 Show data context
Full-time students 112 Show data context 116 Show data context 138 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, Hendy 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: 08th June 2026