Inverness and Culloden 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 73 Show data context 713 Show data context 27 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 713 Show data context 2,937 Show data context 1,410 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,530 Show data context 10,391 Show data context 4,310 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 4,471 Show data context 6,743 Show data context 8,647 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,911 Show data context 2,062 Show data context 1,855 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,176 Show data context 1,586 Show data context 1,827 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 3,843 Show data context 6,179 Show data context 6,741 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 823 Show data context 878 Show data context 943 Show data context
Own account workers 1,301 Show data context 2,338 Show data context 3,254 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,293 Show data context 2,489 Show data context 2,146 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,123 Show data context 1,942 Show data context 2,314 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 5,829 Show data context 7,795 Show data context 6,853 Show data context
Routine occupations 4,315 Show data context 5,891 Show data context 7,724 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,253 Show data context 1,644 Show data context 2,950 Show data context
Full-time students 1,690 Show data context 2,434 Show data context 2,966 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, Inverness and Culloden 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: 06th June 2026