ADAS TechSafe Technician Forecast - July 2025

Each quarter we track the growth of the UK’s ADAS repair workforce through TechSafe certification data. This July 2025 update reviews certification trends from Q1 2025 and early Q2 indicators. It highlights the urgent need to expand training as more vehicles with Level 2 autonomy enter service.

The UK’s ADAS repair workforce continues to grow slowly, with certification rates far below future demand.

ADAS TechSafe Technician Forecast: July 2025 at a glance

• 458 technicians gained ADAS certification
• Up 5% on Q1 2024 but 6% lower than Q4 2024
• The UK now has 7,572 qualified ADAS technicians
• Unofficial IMI data points to just 572 new awards in Q2 2025
• Only 6% of the UK technician workforce holds an ADAS qualification
• Projected demand could reach 96,870 by 2032, far above current trends

Q4 2024 certification figures

In Q1 2025, regulators issued 458 ADAS-related TechSafe certificates. That brought the UK total to 7,572 certified technicians. The figure marked a 5% rise compared with Q1 2024 but a 6% fall from Q4 2024. This underlines weaknesses in the training pipeline.

Early outlook for Q2 2025

Unofficial IMI data suggests a further slowdown in Q2 2025, with just 572 new awards. Despite these additions, only 6% of the UK technician workforce currently holds an ADAS qualification. This shows that training capacity still lags far behind vehicle technology.

Looking ahead: the supply gap

Around 19% of UK cars now feature Level 2 autonomy, and this could rise to 40% by 2032. Meeting that level of vehicle penetration could require as many as 96,870 trained ADAS technicians.

At current rates of only a few hundred certifications each quarter, the UK would take more than four decades to reach that figure. Much of the current activity also reflects renewals rather than new certifications, which limits growth in the overall pool of trained technicians.
 

“At current rates, the UK would take more than four decades to reach the number of ADAS technicians it needs by 2032.”

With one in five UK cars already carrying Level 2 autonomy, most are being serviced by technicians without formal ADAS training. By 2032, the gap between equipped vehicles and trained technicians could triple.