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February 19, 2026Urban StudiesOpen Access

The changing occupational class structure of London, 1981–2024: Professionalisation or social polarisation?

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RCRafferty CryerOCOwen Crankshaw

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Overview

This analysis demonstrates employment growth patterns in London, suggesting significant occupational changes over 40 years.

Key Points

  • The aim is to examine the long-term changes in London’s occupational class structure and contribute to the debate on professionalisation versus social polarisation.
  • Analyzed employment data from 1981 to 2024
  • Utilized the Standard Occupational Classification for categorization
  • Ranked major groups based on average earnings using Office for National Statistics data
  • Assessed employment growth in high-income and low-income jobs
  • Documented substantial growth in high-income managerial and professional jobs over 40 years
  • Identified lesser employment growth in low-income jobs
  • Noted a decline in middle-income occupations
  • Showed that the classification method provides better insights into social polarisation theory

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Cryer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a887ecb39a600b3ef5e2https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980261418612
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