Social Structure of the UK - Wikipedia

The social structure of the UK has been influenced by social-class. This concept still affects the British society today.
Although definitions of social class in the UK varies and is highly controversial, most are influenced by factors of wealth, occupation and education.

In 2001 the UK office for National Statistics produced a new socio-economic classification. The purpose of this is to provide a more comprehensive and detailed classification to take newer employment patters into account.

Group	Description	NRS Equivalent
1	Higher professional and managerial workers	A
2	Lower professional and managerial workers	B
3	Intermediate occupations	C1 and C2
4	Small employers and non professional and self-employed	C1 and C2
5	Lower Supervisory Occupations	C1 and C2
6	Semi-routine Occupations	D
7	Routine Occupations	D
8	Long-term Unemployed	E