Warwick Myton and Heathcote 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 21 Show data context 242 Show data context 8 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 352 Show data context 984 Show data context 499 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 519 Show data context 1,492 Show data context 1,319 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 640 Show data context 1,041 Show data context 1,188 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 306 Show data context 332 Show data context 293 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 122 Show data context 119 Show data context 130 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 412 Show data context 718 Show data context 717 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 90 Show data context 124 Show data context 125 Show data context
Own account workers 136 Show data context 332 Show data context 415 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 145 Show data context 150 Show data context 116 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 59 Show data context 129 Show data context 137 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 338 Show data context 520 Show data context 478 Show data context
Routine occupations 203 Show data context 321 Show data context 418 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 96 Show data context 142 Show data context 330 Show data context
Full-time students 268 Show data context 377 Show data context 439 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, Warwick Myton and Heathcote 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