Swindon Built-up Area : 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 173 Show data context 2,472 Show data context 55 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,476 Show data context 9,587 Show data context 4,772 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,637 Show data context 24,015 Show data context 12,869 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 9,923 Show data context 14,977 Show data context 17,139 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 5,300 Show data context 5,940 Show data context 5,797 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,365 Show data context 3,098 Show data context 3,803 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 12,046 Show data context 17,111 Show data context 18,320 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,459 Show data context 1,770 Show data context 2,114 Show data context
Own account workers 3,301 Show data context 6,477 Show data context 10,472 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,850 Show data context 5,328 Show data context 3,925 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,842 Show data context 4,541 Show data context 4,961 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 13,926 Show data context 19,680 Show data context 19,343 Show data context
Routine occupations 11,260 Show data context 15,630 Show data context 23,316 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,192 Show data context 5,431 Show data context 10,808 Show data context
Full-time students 4,392 Show data context 7,004 Show data context 7,799 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, Swindon Built-up Area 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: 12th June 2026