Applicant and accepted applicant socio-economic analysis
Statistics by socio-economic group are reported up to 2009. For more recent cycles we report background by area-based classifications. Analysis for these more recent cycles can be found in the 2012 End of Cycle report.
Applicants
| Socio-economic group |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Higher managerial and professional occupations |
69,700 |
70,059 |
69,631 |
67,250 |
70,817 |
71,544 |
| Lower managerial and professional occupations |
100,465 |
102,737 |
105,698 |
97,668 |
102,428 |
108,498 |
| Intermediate occupations |
49,803 |
50,500 |
52,423 |
46,518 |
48,657 |
54,873 |
| Small employers and own account workers |
24,616 |
24,663 |
25,394 |
24,524 |
26,014 |
27,583 |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations |
16,540 |
16,054 |
16,348 |
15,113 |
15,685 |
16,299 |
| Semi-routine occupations |
44,834 |
45,789 |
50,563 |
45,661 |
49,962 |
66,393 |
| Routine occupations |
19,243 |
19,358 |
20,392 |
19,490 |
20,894 |
24,679 |
| Not classified / unknown |
84,767 |
84,174 |
104,181 |
115,972 |
119,691 |
132,592 |
| Total |
409,968 |
413,334 |
444,630 |
432,196 |
454,148 |
502,461 |
Accepted applicants
| Socio-economic group |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Higher managerial and professional occupations |
59,472 |
59,679 |
59,670 |
57,010 |
60,492 |
60,708 |
| Lower managerial and professional occupations |
83,113 |
84,628 |
87,107 |
79,777 |
84,075 |
88,455 |
| Intermediate occupations |
40,576 |
40,790 |
42,222 |
37,190 |
39,020 |
44,071 |
| Small employers and own account workers |
19,992 |
19,881 |
20,668 |
19,771 |
20,926 |
22,403 |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations |
13,457 |
13,114 |
13,454 |
12,258 |
12,757 |
13,195 |
| Semi-routine occupations |
35,254 |
35,516 |
38,866 |
34,949 |
38,081 |
51,277 |
| Routine occupations |
15,183 |
15,199 |
16,062 |
15,267 |
16,182 |
19,520 |
| Not classified / unknown |
66,895 |
65,488 |
82,195 |
89,342 |
93,011 |
105,395 |
| Total |
333,942 |
334,295 |
360,244 |
345,564 |
364,544 |
405,024 |
Applicants - expressed as percentages
| Socio-economic group |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Higher managerial and professional occupations |
17.0% |
17.0% |
15.7% |
15.6% |
15.6% |
14.2% |
| Lower managerial and professional occupations |
24.5% |
24.9% |
23.8% |
22.6% |
22.6% |
21.6% |
| Intermediate occupations |
12.2% |
12.2% |
11.8% |
10.8% |
10.7% |
10.9% |
| Small employers and own account workers |
6.0% |
6.0% |
5.7% |
5.7% |
5.7% |
5.5% |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations |
4.0% |
3.9% |
3.7% |
3.5% |
3.5% |
3.2% |
| Semi-routine occupations |
10.9% |
11.1% |
11.4% |
10.6% |
11.0% |
13.2% |
| Routine occupations |
4.7% |
4.7% |
4.6% |
4.5% |
4.6% |
4.9% |
| Not classified / unknown |
20.7% |
20.4% |
23.4% |
26.8% |
26.4% |
26.4% |
| Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Accepted applicants - expressed as percentages
| Socio-economic group |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Higher managerial and professional occupations |
17.8% |
17.9% |
16.6% |
16.5% |
16.6% |
15.0% |
| Lower managerial and professional occupations |
24.9% |
25.3% |
24.2% |
23.1% |
23.1% |
21.8% |
| Intermediate occupations |
12.2% |
12.2% |
11.7% |
10.8% |
10.7% |
10.9% |
| Small employers and own account workers |
6.0% |
6.0% |
5.7% |
5.7% |
5.7% |
5.5% |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations |
4.0% |
3.9% |
3.7% |
3.5% |
3.5% |
3.3% |
| Semi-routine occupations |
10.6% |
10.6% |
10.8% |
10.1% |
10.4% |
12.7% |
| Routine occupations |
4.6% |
4.6% |
4.5% |
4.4% |
4.4% |
4.8% |
| Not classified / unknown |
20.0% |
19.6% |
22.8% |
25.9% |
25.5% |
26.0% |
| Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Note
2008 question: If you are in full-time education, please state the occupation of the highest-earning family member of the household in which you live. If he or she is retired or unemployed, give their most recent occupation. If you are not in full-time education, please state just your own occupation.
Question (excluding 2008): If you are under 21, please state the occupation of the highest-earning family member of the household in which you live. If he or she is retired or unemployed, give their most recent occupation. If you are 21 or over, please state just your own occupation.
