Adults in professional and managerial jobs, every council ranked

Adults in higher and lower managerial, administrative and professional jobs, out of everyone aged 16 and over, at the census. Scotland counted a year later, so its councils are set only against each other. Figures for 2021, published for 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Lowest: Leicester, 18.9%. The council in the middle: Westmorland and Furness, 32.6%. Highest: City of London, 63.6%.

Adults in professional and managerial jobs, every council it is published for, lowest first
Place	Council	Figure
1	LeicesterEast Midlands	18.9%
2	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber	19.8%
3	SandwellWest Midlands	20%
4	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	20.3%
5	Blaenau GwentWales	20.7%
6 joint	BostonEast Midlands	21.4%
6 joint	NottinghamEast Midlands	21.4%
8	MiddlesbroughNorth East	22%
9 joint	BlackpoolNorth West	22.2%
9 joint	Great YarmouthEast of England	22.2%
11	Barking and DagenhamLondon	22.3%
12	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	22.7%
13 joint	LincolnEast Midlands	23%
13 joint	LutonEast of England	23%
15	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	23.1%
16 joint	BurnleyNorth West	23.5%
16 joint	WalsallWest Midlands	23.5%
18	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	23.6%
19	KnowsleyNorth West	23.9%
20	HartlepoolNorth East	24%
21 joint	FenlandEast of England	24.1%
21 joint	MansfieldEast Midlands	24.1%
21 joint	Merthyr TydfilWales	24.1%
24 joint	DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber	24.2%
24 joint	OldhamNorth West	24.2%
26 joint	HyndburnNorth West	24.3%
26 joint	PendleNorth West	24.3%
28	SunderlandNorth East	24.5%
29 joint	BirminghamWest Midlands	24.6%
29 joint	BolsoverEast Midlands	24.6%
31 joint	AshfieldEast Midlands	24.9%
31 joint	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	24.9%
33 joint	BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber	25%
33 joint	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	25%
33 joint	South HollandEast Midlands	25%
36 joint	LiverpoolNorth West	25.1%
36 joint	Neath Port TalbotWales	25.1%
36 joint	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	25.1%
39	East LindseyEast Midlands	25.2%
40	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	25.5%
41 joint	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	25.6%
41 joint	CoventryWest Midlands	25.6%
43	TendringEast of England	25.7%
44 joint	BradfordYorkshire and the Humber	25.8%
44 joint	RochdaleNorth West	25.8%
44 joint	RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber	25.8%
44 joint	South TynesideNorth East	25.8%
48	North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	25.9%
49 joint	NewhamLondon	26.1%
49 joint	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	26.1%
51	CaerphillyWales	26.3%
52	County DurhamNorth East	26.5%
53	HaltonNorth West	26.6%
54 joint	BoltonNorth West	26.7%
54 joint	TamesideNorth West	26.7%
56 joint	ManchesterNorth West	26.8%
56 joint	TamworthWest Midlands	26.8%
58	PlymouthSouth West	27.1%
59 joint	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	27.2%
59 joint	SloughSouth East	27.2%
59 joint	TorbaySouth West	27.2%
59 joint	WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber	27.2%
63 joint	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	27.3%
63 joint	PeterboroughEast of England	27.3%
63 joint	SouthamptonSouth East	27.3%
63 joint	ThurrockEast of England	27.3%
63 joint	WrexhamWales	27.3%
68 joint	PrestonNorth West	27.4%
68 joint	TorridgeSouth West	27.4%
70	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	27.5%
71 joint	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	27.6%
71 joint	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	27.6%
71 joint	TorfaenWales	27.6%
74 joint	DerbyEast Midlands	27.7%
74 joint	HarlowEast of England	27.7%
74 joint	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	27.7%
77 joint	DudleyWest Midlands	27.9%
77 joint	PembrokeshireWales	27.9%
79 joint	BrentLondon	28%
79 joint	IpswichEast of England	28%
79 joint	WiganNorth West	28%
82	CumberlandNorth West	28.2%
83 joint	BassetlawEast Midlands	28.3%
83 joint	BrecklandEast of England	28.3%
83 joint	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	28.3%
83 joint	St. HelensNorth West	28.3%
87	ThanetSouth East	28.4%
88	GatesheadNorth East	28.5%
89 joint	NorwichEast of England	28.6%
89 joint	PortsmouthSouth East	28.6%
89 joint	SwaleSouth East	28.6%
89 joint	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	28.6%
93 joint	CarmarthenshireWales	28.7%
93 joint	CrawleySouth East	28.7%
93 joint	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	28.7%
96 joint	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	28.8%
96 joint	GwyneddWales	28.8%
96 joint	HastingsSouth East	28.8%
99	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	28.9%
100 joint	BelfastNorthern Ireland	29.1%
100 joint	GraveshamSouth East	29.1%
102	LancasterNorth West	29.2%
103	CeredigionWales	29.3%
104 joint	Isle of WightSouth East	29.4%
104 joint	MedwaySouth East	29.4%
104 joint	SwanseaWales	29.4%
107 joint	GloucesterSouth West	29.5%
107 joint	North DevonSouth West	29.5%
107 joint	North NorfolkEast of England	29.5%
107 joint	SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber	29.5%
111	CornwallSouth West	29.6%
112 joint	Castle PointEast of England	29.7%
112 joint	EnfieldLondon	29.7%
112 joint	RedditchWest Midlands	29.7%
112 joint	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	29.7%
116 joint	BridgendWales	29.8%
116 joint	DarlingtonNorth East	29.8%
116 joint	DenbighshireWales	29.8%
116 joint	KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber	29.8%
116 joint	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	29.8%
116 joint	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	29.8%
122 joint	ErewashEast Midlands	30.1%
122 joint	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	30.1%
124	PowysWales	30.2%
125	Isle of AngleseyWales	30.3%
126	NewportWales	30.4%
127 joint	DoverSouth East	30.5%
127 joint	FlintshireWales	30.5%
127 joint	Forest of DeanSouth West	30.5%
127 joint	SalfordNorth West	30.5%
131	ExeterSouth West	30.6%
132 joint	ConwyWales	31%
132 joint	GosportSouth East	31%
134	EastbourneSouth East	31.1%
135	WyreNorth West	31.2%
136 joint	ArunSouth East	31.3%
136 joint	BroxbourneEast of England	31.3%
136 joint	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	31.3%
136 joint	West LancashireNorth West	31.3%
140 joint	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	31.4%
140 joint	East SuffolkEast of England	31.4%
140 joint	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	31.4%
143 joint	HounslowLondon	31.5%
143 joint	Isles of ScillySouth West	31.5%
145 joint	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	31.6%
145 joint	BasildonEast of England	31.6%
145 joint	CanterburySouth East	31.6%
145 joint	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	31.6%
145 joint	SeftonNorth West	31.6%
145 joint	SwindonSouth West	31.6%
151	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	31.7%
152	HavantSouth East	31.8%
153	NorthumberlandNorth East	32%
154 joint	CharnwoodEast Midlands	32.2%
154 joint	HillingdonLondon	32.2%
154 joint	Mid DevonSouth West	32.2%
157 joint	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	32.3%
157 joint	SomersetSouth West	32.3%
157 joint	West LindseyEast Midlands	32.3%
160 joint	CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber	32.4%
160 joint	LeedsYorkshire and the Humber	32.4%
160 joint	RossendaleNorth West	32.4%
160 joint	WirralNorth West	32.4%
164 joint	HaveringLondon	32.6%
164 joint	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	32.6%
166	WorcesterWest Midlands	32.7%
167 joint	HerefordshireWest Midlands	32.9%
167 joint	StevenageEast of England	32.9%
167 joint	West SuffolkEast of England	32.9%
170	AdurSouth East	33%
171 joint	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	33.2%
171 joint	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	33.2%
171 joint	RedbridgeLondon	33.2%
174 joint	BuryNorth West	33.3%
174 joint	RushmoorSouth East	33.3%
174 joint	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	33.3%
177	BraintreeEast of England	33.4%
178 joint	BexleyLondon	33.6%
178 joint	EalingLondon	33.6%
178 joint	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	33.6%
181	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	33.7%
182 joint	BroadlandEast of England	33.9%
182 joint	CardiffWales	33.9%
182 joint	North TynesideNorth East	33.9%
185	ShropshireWest Midlands	34%
186 joint	AshfordSouth East	34.1%
186 joint	RotherSouth East	34.1%
188 joint	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	34.2%
188 joint	MeltonEast Midlands	34.2%
190 joint	OxfordSouth East	34.3%
190 joint	West DevonSouth West	34.3%
192 joint	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	34.4%
192 joint	South KestevenEast Midlands	34.4%
194 joint	TeignbridgeSouth West	34.6%
194 joint	Waltham ForestLondon	34.6%
196	YorkYorkshire and the Humber	34.7%
197 joint	ColchesterEast of England	34.8%
197 joint	MaldonEast of England	34.8%
199	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	34.9%
200 joint	BedfordEast of England	35.1%
200 joint	GedlingEast Midlands	35.1%
200 joint	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	35.1%
203 joint	BaberghEast of England	35.2%
203 joint	BlabyEast Midlands	35.2%
203 joint	DartfordSouth East	35.2%
203 joint	North KestevenEast Midlands	35.2%
207 joint	HarrowLondon	35.3%
207 joint	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	35.3%
209 joint	BroxtoweEast Midlands	35.4%
209 joint	DorsetSouth West	35.4%
209 joint	South RibbleNorth West	35.4%
209 joint	WarringtonNorth West	35.4%
213	MaidstoneSouth East	35.5%
214 joint	North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	35.6%
214 joint	RochfordEast of England	35.6%
214 joint	WorthingSouth East	35.6%
217	High PeakEast Midlands	35.7%
218	RugbyWest Midlands	35.8%
219 joint	BristolSouth West	35.9%
219 joint	Mid SuffolkEast of England	35.9%
219 joint	ReadingSouth East	35.9%
222 joint	CroydonLondon	36%
222 joint	East DevonSouth West	36%
224 joint	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	36.1%
224 joint	Milton KeynesSouth East	36.1%
224 joint	New ForestSouth East	36.1%
227	ChorleyNorth West	36.3%
228 joint	CherwellSouth East	36.4%
228 joint	WychavonWest Midlands	36.4%
230	South GloucestershireSouth West	36.6%
231	HaringeyLondon	36.7%
232 joint	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	36.8%
232 joint	GreenwichLondon	36.8%
232 joint	LewesSouth East	36.8%
232 joint	South NorfolkEast of England	36.8%
236	WatfordEast of England	36.9%
237	North SomersetSouth West	37.1%
238	RunnymedeSouth East	37.4%
239 joint	SpelthorneSouth East	37.5%
239 joint	WealdenSouth East	37.5%
241	WiltshireSouth West	37.7%
242 joint	Epping ForestEast of England	37.8%
242 joint	Vale of GlamorganWales	37.8%
244 joint	FyldeNorth West	38%
244 joint	StaffordWest Midlands	38%
246 joint	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	38.1%
246 joint	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	38.1%
248 joint	Central BedfordshireEast of England	38.3%
248 joint	East CambridgeshireEast of England	38.3%
248 joint	LichfieldWest Midlands	38.3%
251 joint	Brighton and HoveSouth East	38.4%
251 joint	South HamsSouth West	38.4%
253 joint	EastleighSouth East	38.6%
253 joint	HuntingdonshireEast of England	38.6%
255 joint	SolihullWest Midlands	38.7%
255 joint	SuttonLondon	38.7%
257	ChichesterSouth East	38.8%
258	StockportNorth West	39%
259 joint	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	39.1%
259 joint	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	39.1%
261	TewkesburySouth West	39.2%
262 joint	MonmouthshireWales	39.3%
262 joint	StroudSouth West	39.3%
264 joint	Cheshire EastNorth West	39.4%
264 joint	HertsmereEast of England	39.4%
266	BarnetLondon	39.5%
267 joint	RutlandEast Midlands	39.8%
267 joint	Tower HamletsLondon	39.8%
269 joint	CheltenhamSouth West	40%
269 joint	DacorumEast of England	40%
271	LewishamLondon	40.1%
272	CotswoldSouth West	40.2%
273 joint	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	40.4%
273 joint	ChelmsfordEast of England	40.4%
275 joint	CambridgeEast of England	40.5%
275 joint	West OxfordshireSouth East	40.5%
277	Test ValleySouth East	40.6%
278	Ribble ValleyNorth West	40.9%
279	FarehamSouth East	41%
280	Bracknell ForestSouth East	41.2%
281	BromsgroveWest Midlands	41.4%
282	West BerkshireSouth East	41.5%
283 joint	HackneyLondon	41.7%
283 joint	HarboroughEast Midlands	41.7%
283 joint	SevenoaksSouth East	41.7%
283 joint	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	41.7%
287	GuildfordSouth East	41.8%
288	MertonLondon	41.9%
289	East HampshireSouth East	42%
290	TraffordNorth West	42.1%
291 joint	BuckinghamshireSouth East	42.4%
291 joint	SouthwarkLondon	42.4%
293	UttlesfordEast of England	42.5%
294	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	42.8%
295	HorshamSouth East	43%
296	WarwickWest Midlands	43.1%
297	TandridgeSouth East	43.3%
298	East HertfordshireEast of England	43.4%
299 joint	BrentwoodEast of England	43.7%
299 joint	North HertfordshireEast of England	43.7%
299 joint	Three RiversEast of England	43.7%
302	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	43.8%
303	Mid SussexSouth East	44%
304 joint	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	44.3%
304 joint	Surrey HeathSouth East	44.3%
304 joint	WestminsterLondon	44.3%
307	WokingSouth East	44.5%
308 joint	BromleyLondon	44.7%
308 joint	Vale of White HorseSouth East	44.7%
310	CamdenLondon	44.8%
311 joint	South OxfordshireSouth East	45%
311 joint	WinchesterSouth East	45%
313	Epsom and EwellSouth East	45.1%
314	LambethLondon	45.3%
315	Mole ValleySouth East	45.5%
316 joint	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	45.8%
316 joint	IslingtonLondon	45.8%
318	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	46%
319	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	46.1%
320	RushcliffeEast Midlands	46.3%
321	WaverleySouth East	46.6%
322	HartSouth East	47.1%
323	South CambridgeshireEast of England	47.4%
324	WokinghamSouth East	48.8%
325	ElmbridgeSouth East	50.5%
326	St AlbansEast of England	51.5%
327	WandsworthLondon	52.9%
328	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	54.1%
329	City of LondonLondon	63.6%

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ONS, Census 2021, tables TS054 tenure, TS046 central heating, TS044 accommodation type, TS050 number of bedrooms and TS062 NSSEC, by council; NISRA, Census 2021, household tenure, central heating, accommodation type and NSSEC, by Local Government District · 2021 · fetched 27 October 2026 · How this is measured

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