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Occupational licence holders output data

Number of electrical licence holders
As at 30 September 2020Practitioner – 4,338
Practitioner (provisional) – 0
Contractor – 802
As at 31 March 2021Practitioner – 4,636
Practitioner (provisional) – 2
Contractor – 835
As at 30 September 2021Practitioner – 4,935
Practitioner (provisional) – 2
Contractor – 851
As at 31 March 2022Practitioner – 5,217
Practitioner (provisional) – 2
Contractor – 941
As at 30 September 2022Practitioner – 5,558
Practitioner (provisional) – 1
Contractor – 1,093
As at 31 March 2023Practitioner – 5,542
Practitioner (provisional) – 2
Contractor – 1,127
As at 30 September 2023Practitioner – 5,607
Practitioner (provisional) – 4
Contractor – 1,123
As at 31 March 2024Practitioner – 5,484
Practitioner (provisional) – 5
Contractor – 1,022
As at 30 September 2024Practitioner – 5,566
Practitioner (provisional) – 9
Contractor – 1,099
As at 31 March 2025Practitioner – 5,699
Practitioner (provisional) – 7
Contractor – 1,048
As at 30 September 2025Practitioner – 5,812
Practitioner (Provisional) – 3
Contractor – 1,082
As at 31 March 2026Practitioner – 5,883
Practitioner (Provisional) – 7
Contractor – 987
Number of plumber licence holders
As at 30 September 2020Practitioner – 1,108
Practitioner (provisional) – 0
Contractor – 476
As at 31 March 2021Practitioner – 1,178
Practitioner (provisional) – 0
Contractor – 496
As at 30 September 2021Practitioner – 1,250
Practitioner (provisional) – 0
Contractor – 538
As at 31 March 2022Practitioner – 1,347
Practitioner (provisional) – 0
Contractor – 592
As at 30 September 2022Practitioner – 1,520
Practitioner (provisional) – 1
Contractor – 648
As at 31 March 2023Practitioner – 1,557
Practitioner (provisional) – 1
Contractor – 667
As at 30 September 2023Practitioner – 1,575
Practitioner (provisional) – 1
Contractor – 670
As at 31 March 2024Practitioner – 1,527
Practitioner (provisional) – 1
Contractor – 636
As at 30 September 2024Practitioner – 1,613
Practitioner (provisional) – 0
Contractor – 673
As at 31 March 2025Practitioner – 1,616
Practitioner (provisional) – 0
Contractor – 652
As at 30 September 2025Practitioner – 1,649
Practitioner (Provisional) – 0
Contractor – 685
As at 31 March 2026Practitioner – 1,613
Practitioner (Provisional) – 0
Contractor – 660
Number of gas-fitter licence holders
As at 30 September 2020Practitioner – 376
Contractor – 193
As at 31 March 2021Practitioner – 398
Contractor – 202
As at 30 September 2021Practitioner – 421
Contractor – 217
As at 31 March 2022Practitioner – 460
Contractor – 230
As at 30 September 2022Practitioner – 515
Contractor – 247
As at 31 March 2023Practitioner – 519
Contractor – 249
As at 30 September 2023Practitioner – 544
Contractor – 260
As at 31 March 2024Practitioner – 525
Contractor – 243
As at 30 September 2024Practitioner – 551
Contractor – 263
As at 31 March 2025Practitioner – 551
Contractor – 257
As at 30 September 2025Practitioner – 584
Contractor – 262
As at 31 March 2026Practitioner – 552
Contractor – 258
Number of auto gas-fitter licence holders
As at 30 September 2020Practitioner – 24
Contractor – 1
As at 31 March 2021Practitioner – 26
Contractor – 1
As at 30 September 2021Practitioner – 25
Contractor – 2
As at 31 March 2022Practitioner – 30
Contractor – 3
As at 30 September 2022Practitioner – 29
Contractor – 3
As at 31 March 2023Practitioner – 25
Contractor – 2
As at 30 September 2023Practitioner – 26
Contractor – 2
As at 31 March 2024Practitioner – 24
Contractor – 1
As at 30 September 2024Practitioner – 18
Contractor – 2
As at 31 March 2025Practitioner – 16
Contractor – 1
As at 30 September 2025Practitioner – 17
Contractor – 1
As at 31 March 2026Practitioner – 15
Contractor – 0
Number of building services providers licence holders
As at 30 September 2020Individual – 2,731
Company – 40
As at 31 March 2021Individual – 2,944
Company – 52
As at 30 September 2021Individual – 3,040
Company – 62
As at 31 March 2022Individual – 3,307
Company – 72
As at 30 September 2022Individual – 3,644
Company – 85
As at 31 March 2023Individual – 3,701
Company – 89
As at 30 September 2023Individual – 3,687
Company – 99
As at 31 March 2024Individual – 3,572
Company – 102
As at 30 September 2024Individual – 3,712
Company – 105
As at 31 March 2025Individual – 3,729
Company – 110
As at 30 September 2025Individual – 3,898
Company – 121
As at 31 March 2026Individual – 3,857
Company – 130
Last updated: 28 April 2026