UK Education & Training Universities - PPC Market Share Analysis November 2025

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Universities category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Universities – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Education & Training Universities UK

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 31.3952558422
68.6047441578
31%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 27
73
27%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 9%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 0%
Local 2%
Problem Solving 1%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Education & Training Universities brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
open.ac.uk 7.49
arden.ac.uk 6.77
london.edu 6.33
law.ac.uk 5.98
uea.ac.uk 4.91
ucl.ac.uk 4.02
london.ac.uk 3.71
whatuni.com 2.8
roehampton.ac.uk 2.7
birmingham.ac.uk 2.07
others 53.22
  • open.ac.uk - 7.49%
  • arden.ac.uk - 6.77%
  • london.edu - 6.33%
  • law.ac.uk - 5.98%
  • uea.ac.uk - 4.91%
  • ucl.ac.uk - 4.02%
  • london.ac.uk - 3.71%
  • whatuni.com - 2.8%
  • roehampton.ac.uk - 2.7%
  • birmingham.ac.uk - 2.07%
  • others - 53.22%

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In the education sector’s PPC landscape, ‘others’ dominate with 53.22% click share. ‘Open.ac.uk’ leads individual domains at 7.49%, followed by ‘arden.ac.uk’ at 6.77%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Education & Training Universities brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date open.ac.uk london.edu law.ac.uk roehampton.ac.uk arden.ac.uk birmingham.ac.uk whatuni.com kcl.ac.uk london.ac.uk hult.edu
2025/11/01 9.88% 3.2% 11.44% 3.3% 7.93% 1.92% 0% 2.69% 3.58% 2.63%
2025/11/02 7.82% 4.2% 9.66% 3.76% 7.95% 1.45% 0% 3.16% 4.33% 4.26%
2025/11/03 8.83% 5.27% 5.99% 4.27% 8.2% 3.28% 2.2% 2.39% 2.92% 2.38%
2025/11/04 8.54% 7.1% 6.38% 4.24% 12.6% 2.57% 1.59% 3.15% 4.7% 2.89%
2025/11/05 7.45% 5.95% 8.49% 4.01% 11.06% 1.91% 1.58% 2.22% 5.06% 3.01%
2025/11/06 5.32% 7.68% 9.76% 3.3% 10.63% 1.39% 1.28% 1.65% 3.19% 3.01%
2025/11/07 5.19% 5.76% 5.74% 4.41% 10.95% 1.37% 2.58% 2.45% 3.53% 2.49%
2025/11/08 7.2% 5.52% 4.53% 2.51% 8.64% 3.89% 3.7% 1.73% 4.93% 2.66%
2025/11/09 8.53% 6.92% 5.52% 3.29% 6.68% 2.25% 2.51% 1.82% 7.95% 2.51%
2025/11/10 5.02% 7.11% 6.42% 3.42% 6.6% 1.57% 2.63% 2.12% 4.91% 3.51%
2025/11/11 3.77% 4.85% 9.25% 3.54% 11.32% 1.94% 1.93% 2.7% 7.43% 4.74%
2025/11/12 4.81% 5.74% 11.74% 4.9% 9.92% 1.7% 1.68% 2.16% 5.32% 3.34%
2025/11/13 6.34% 6.81% 9.34% 4.83% 7.07% 1.68% 1.03% 2.27% 4.53% 3.85%
2025/11/14 6.06% 4.92% 7.68% 4.66% 6.97% 2.67% 1.85% 2.61% 4.82% 3.91%
2025/11/15 7.03% 4.75% 7.56% 5.48% 7.61% 2.4% 1.56% 2.61% 2.75% 2.37%
2025/11/16 7.04% 6.34% 5.97% 5.1% 7.03% 4.88% 3.79% 2.5% 2.33% 1.82%
2025/11/17 7.72% 5.19% 11.37% 5.76% 6.49% 1.95% 2.22% 2.84% 2.34% 1.13%
2025/11/18 5.35% 5.48% 9.24% 4.36% 9.71% 3.55% 1.91% 1.04% 4.9% 0.74%
2025/11/19 4.92% 4.1% 9.79% 5.7% 10.56% 3.33% 2.25% 1.45% 2.15% 3.05%
2025/11/20 5.17% 4.24% 11.16% 4.75% 8.63% 2.63% 2.79% 1.78% 2.38% 2.14%
2025/11/21 5.9% 6.45% 4.69% 4.3% 8.07% 1.99% 3.02% 1.19% 5.39% 5.05%
2025/11/22 4.88% 6.88% 9.8% 2.97% 5.48% 7.32% 2.88% 1.72% 3.9% 3.78%
2025/11/23 7.51% 6.14% 6.38% 3.39% 7.66% 1.77% 3.75% 1.75% 2.26% 3.39%
2025/11/24 8.58% 3.6% 7.15% 4.58% 7.32% 1.99% 3.71% 1.77% 1.44% 5.05%
2025/11/25 8.5% 3.17% 10.52% 5.65% 8.02% 2.42% 3.6% 1.93% 1.25% 3.36%
2025/11/26 8.14% 4.74% 9.42% 4.1% 9.35% 3.77% 3.67% 1.8% 2.32% 2.77%
2025/11/27 7.18% 4.67% 9.91% 4.44% 7.33% 1.81% 5.79% 1.64% 2.56% 2.42%
2025/11/28 7.34% 5.92% 9.4% 5.03% 7.01% 3.34% 5.22% 1.97% 3.59% 0.99%
2025/11/29 8.55% 4.45% 5.98% 6.16% 6.54% 2.08% 4.79% 1.36% 1.18% 0.32%
2025/11/30 11.12% 7.34% 4.86% 4.31% 3.79% 3.25% 2.89% 2.33% 1.63% 0.76%
  • open.ac.uk
  • london.edu
  • law.ac.uk
  • roehampton.ac.uk
  • arden.ac.uk
  • birmingham.ac.uk
  • whatuni.com
  • kcl.ac.uk
  • london.ac.uk
  • hult.edu

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In November 2025, open.ac.uk’s PPC spend share fluctuated, peaking at 11.12% on the 30th. law.ac.uk saw a significant drop from 11.44% to 4.86%. arden.ac.uk’s share decreased from 12.6% to 3.79%. The month ended with diverse trends across domains.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Education & Training Universities

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2025/11/01 187
2025/11/02 179
2025/11/03 183
2025/11/04 185
2025/11/05 189
2025/11/06 188
2025/11/07 191
2025/11/08 191
2025/11/09 188
2025/11/10 187
2025/11/11 187
2025/11/12 183
2025/11/13 187
2025/11/14 186
2025/11/15 183
2025/11/16 182
2025/11/17 180
2025/11/18 177
2025/11/19 177
2025/11/20 172
2025/11/21 176
2025/11/22 180
2025/11/23 178
2025/11/24 177
2025/11/25 176
2025/11/26 174
2025/11/27 171
2025/11/28 170
2025/11/29 173
2025/11/30 181

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November began with 187 advertisers, peaking at 191 by the 7th. A gradual decline followed, ending the month at 181.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Education & Training Universities

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
qmul.ac.uk 2.27%
brunel.ac.uk 1.4%
whatuni.com 1.39%
southampton.ac.uk 1.37%
law.ac.uk 0.93%
lsbu.ac.uk -1.06%
bcu.ac.uk -1.14%
london.ac.uk -1.67%
uea.ac.uk -1.86%
ucl.ac.uk -2.66%

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UCL’s click share dropped by 2.66%, while QMUL rose by 2.27%. Brunel and Whatuni saw increases, contrasting UEA and London University’s declines.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Education & Training Universities Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date open.ac.uk brunel.ac.uk law.ac.uk arden.ac.uk london.edu roehampton.ac.uk whatuni.com betterhelp.com port.ac.uk hult.edu
2025/11/01 11.3% 0.94% 10.24% 7.75% 2.05% 2.77% 0% 1.05% 1.62% 2.59%
2025/11/02 8.75% 0.48% 10.26% 8.3% 2.65% 3.12% 0% 2.92% 2.03% 3.91%
2025/11/03 9.05% 2.53% 5.61% 7.95% 2.72% 3.38% 2.4% 3.66% 4.78% 2.52%
2025/11/04 10.21% 0.41% 6.38% 13.32% 4.29% 3.93% 1.5% 3.28% 2.62% 3.04%
2025/11/05 8.06% 0.94% 10.63% 11.07% 3.94% 3.6% 1.37% 2.79% 2.96% 2.94%
2025/11/06 5.79% 1.46% 9.9% 12.29% 4.58% 3.53% 1.52% 2.94% 4.65% 3.19%
2025/11/07 6.05% 1.25% 5.97% 11.86% 3.58% 4.2% 3.4% 1.29% 2.06% 2.59%
2025/11/08 7.99% 0.67% 6.01% 9.4% 3.21% 1.83% 4.33% 3.6% 1.08% 2.7%
2025/11/09 9.85% 0.81% 5.99% 7.43% 4.67% 2.69% 3.55% 3.48% 1.38% 2.57%
2025/11/10 6.48% 1.23% 7.17% 7.04% 4% 2.53% 2.86% 2.46% 2% 3.52%
2025/11/11 4.06% 0.34% 11.6% 12.36% 2.8% 2.52% 2.28% 0.22% 2% 4.7%
2025/11/12 5.86% 1.85% 12.48% 11.85% 3.49% 3.75% 2.09% 2.25% 2.71% 3.36%
2025/11/13 8.27% 3.68% 9.75% 7.65% 3.77% 4% 1.07% 3.16% 4.21% 3.83%
2025/11/14 7.61% 0.75% 7.8% 7.8% 3.92% 3.85% 1.85% 1.6% 1.83% 4.21%
2025/11/15 7.33% 3.16% 9.24% 8.82% 3.58% 4.29% 1.41% 1.47% 2.86% 2.52%
2025/11/16 8.4% 1.11% 6.79% 9.01% 3.69% 3.68% 4.73% 1.42% 2.15% 2.31%
2025/11/17 8.56% 1.69% 11.96% 8.23% 3% 4.34% 2.8% 1.22% 2.12% 1.5%
2025/11/18 5.85% 1.63% 9.17% 11.69% 3.38% 3.47% 2.36% 2.54% 4.25% 1.08%
2025/11/19 5.26% 2.16% 12.23% 11.72% 2.38% 4.46% 2.53% 3.55% 3.51% 3.96%
2025/11/20 5.78% 1.97% 12.46% 12.47% 2.03% 3.61% 3.07% 2.62% 4.12% 2.33%
2025/11/21 6.83% 1.63% 5.12% 10.28% 3.36% 3.74% 3.68% 4% 0.82% 5.69%
2025/11/22 5.72% 1.73% 11.27% 5.93% 3.64% 2.31% 3.43% 1.37% 0.64% 4.2%
2025/11/23 8.71% 1.41% 6.96% 8.91% 3.35% 2.42% 4.19% 1.34% 1.05% 3.17%
2025/11/24 10.64% 1.71% 7.31% 7.89% 2.22% 3.34% 4.02% 0.36% 0.98% 5.28%
2025/11/25 9.96% 2.06% 13.32% 8.25% 1.78% 4.13% 3.83% 1.45% 1.47% 3.71%
2025/11/26 10.06% 2.66% 12.15% 10.23% 2.88% 2.93% 3.57% 3.23% 1.26% 3.13%
2025/11/27 8.33% 2.98% 10.81% 8.63% 3.13% 3.44% 6.67% 0.35% 1.2% 2.57%
2025/11/28 8.22% 5.1% 11.17% 8.03% 3.36% 3.85% 6.62% 0.3% 5.18% 1.11%
2025/11/29 9.06% 6.29% 7.6% 7.78% 2.81% 4.94% 5.64% 4.02% 1.44% 0.32%
2025/11/30 12.09% 7.02% 6.51% 4.08% 4% 3.41% 3.3% 2.61% 2.35% 0.84%
  • open.ac.uk
  • brunel.ac.uk
  • law.ac.uk
  • arden.ac.uk
  • london.edu
  • roehampton.ac.uk
  • whatuni.com
  • betterhelp.com
  • port.ac.uk
  • hult.edu

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In November 2025, open.ac.uk led with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 12.09% on the 30th. law.ac.uk and arden.ac.uk showed strong mid-month performances. brunel.ac.uk steadily rose, ending at 7.02%. The month concluded with diverse trends across domains.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Education & Training Universities

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Education & Training Universities - Last month
  1. 1
    Find a Specialised Therapist | Average Session Rating: 4.9/5 https://www.betterhelp.com

    About 95% Of Customers Can Find A Therapist Within 48 Hours. 100% Online And Easy Sign-Up. No Referrals, No Waiting Rooms. Start Your Healing...

  2. 2
    Brunel University of London Online https://onlinestudy.brunel.ac.uk

    Brunel is dedicated to helping you gain the academic & personal skills needed for success. From the convenience of anywhere, you’ll earn your...

  3. 3
    Business School in London https://www.hult.edu

    Study in London in 2025 — We flip the traditional approach to education by using learning-by-doing experiences. Seven...

  4. 4
    Master of Business Admin (MBA) https://onlinestudy.roehampton.ac.uk › online-msc

    1 year of full-time study — 100% online degree you can complete in 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time. Offering a variety of...

  5. 5
    University Degree Finder https://www.whatuni.com

    Course & Uni Search — Explore All Uni Courses & Discover Your Passion! Find Information On All UK Universities. 60,000+ Courses & 180,000+ Real Student Reviews For You To Find the Perfect Choice.

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In the competitive landscape of online education, BetterHelp stands out with a 4.9/5 session rating, emphasizing quick therapist access. Brunel University and Hult offer flexible, skill-focused learning, while Roehampton’s MBA promises swift completion. Whatuni aids in discovering the ideal university path.

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