UK Software & Technology Software Development - PPC Market Share Analysis February 2026

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

Software Development – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Software & Technology Software Development 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 23.0111584281
76.9888415719
23%

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 36
64
36%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 8%
Transactional 6%
Navigational 10%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 13%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Software & Technology Software Development 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
microsoft.com 20.32
adobe.com 19.82
3dprint-uk.co.uk 6.29
google.com 5.09
pdfsmart.com 2.44
my-picture.co.uk 1.86
figma.com 1.73
wowcher.co.uk 1.65
groupon.co.uk 1.41
typeform.com 1.23
others 38.16
  • microsoft.com - 20.32%
  • adobe.com - 19.82%
  • 3dprint-uk.co.uk - 6.29%
  • google.com - 5.09%
  • pdfsmart.com - 2.44%
  • my-picture.co.uk - 1.86%
  • figma.com - 1.73%
  • wowcher.co.uk - 1.65%
  • groupon.co.uk - 1.41%
  • typeform.com - 1.23%
  • others - 38.16%

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In the PPC landscape, Microsoft and Adobe lead with 20.32% and 19.82% click shares, respectively. Google follows at 5.09%, while ‘others’ dominate with 38.16%, showcasing diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Software & Technology Software Development 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 adobe.com my-picture.co.uk microsoft.com google.com monday.com pdfsmart.com 3dprint-uk.co.uk wowcher.co.uk pdffiller.com sage.com
2026/02/01 11.9% 5.59% 2.48% 4.9% 3.76% 1.91% 1.83% 2.25% 2.12% 2.71%
2026/02/02 8.03% 1.32% 9.92% 3.93% 3.84% 2.37% 2.35% 3.49% 1.76% 1.52%
2026/02/03 8.82% 2.91% 5.65% 3.42% 3.85% 3.61% 1.59% 6.53% 2.22% 1.06%
2026/02/04 10.47% 2.62% 7.24% 3.8% 5.07% 3.68% 1.29% 3.35% 2.52% 1.16%
2026/02/05 8.91% 1.96% 4.53% 4.29% 4.08% 3.65% 2.55% 2.68% 2.71% 1.22%
2026/02/06 10.03% 3.06% 1.24% 4.75% 3.74% 4.17% 3.58% 4.72% 2.15% 1.41%
2026/02/07 13.38% 1.93% 2.43% 4.99% 4.1% 3.75% 2.21% 3.04% 2.68% 1.52%
2026/02/08 12.31% 8.35% 4.33% 4.6% 4.08% 3.74% 3% 3.02% 2.48% 1.42%
2026/02/09 12.33% 4.26% 5.41% 4.13% 4.83% 3.91% 3.54% 2.05% 2.27% 1.64%
2026/02/10 11.83% 3.16% 8.99% 4.9% 5.75% 3.5% 2.37% 1.01% 2.51% 1.36%
2026/02/11 12.61% 2.87% 7.97% 4.66% 5.36% 2.64% 2.97% 2.38% 2.75% 1.84%
2026/02/12 11.22% 5.22% 7.25% 4.64% 5.06% 4.05% 2.93% 2.47% 3.26% 1.31%
2026/02/13 9.95% 3.03% 1.23% 4.71% 3.71% 4.14% 3.54% 4.68% 2.13% 1.4%
2026/02/14 13.21% 1.91% 2.4% 4.93% 4.05% 3.7% 2.18% 3% 2.65% 1.5%
2026/02/15 12.18% 8.26% 4.28% 4.55% 4.04% 3.69% 2.97% 2.98% 2.45% 1.4%
2026/02/16 12.22% 4.22% 5.36% 4.1% 4.79% 3.89% 3.51% 2.03% 2.25% 1.63%
2026/02/17 9.3% 1.21% 16.92% 5.48% 3.02% 3.15% 3.22% 0.51% 2.84% 1.07%
2026/02/18 12.4% 5.36% 16.25% 2.46% 2.76% 2.6% 0.76% 2.59% 1.33% 1.23%
2026/02/19 11.94% 3.75% 15.51% 4.21% 1.21% 2.26% 2.61% 2.47% 1.03% 1.52%
2026/02/20 11.45% 4.28% 13.34% 4.44% 2.15% 3.34% 2.04% 2.52% 1.6% 2.79%
2026/02/21 15.15% 2.34% 13.55% 4.51% 2.48% 2.21% 3.68% 1.6% 2.17% 3.11%
2026/02/22 13.39% 3.69% 12.92% 4.28% 1.99% 1.88% 3.13% 1.26% 1.58% 2.42%
2026/02/23 12.63% 3.62% 6.04% 3.44% 3.22% 3.53% 2.09% 1.64% 1.55% 2.73%
2026/02/24 9.73% 4.18% 5.4% 3.43% 4.59% 3.71% 1.46% 1.14% 1.47% 2.84%
2026/02/25 9.35% 2.72% 6.29% 4.83% 3.38% 4.02% 1.42% 3.91% 1.64% 2.45%
2026/02/26 11.57% 4.22% 5.86% 5.6% 4.34% 3.17% 2.2% 0.84% 1.88% 2.15%
2026/02/27 14.77% 1.95% 4.02% 7.26% 2.86% 3.3% 2.58% 1.5% 1.87% 0.89%
2026/02/28 11.64% 7.49% 6.51% 4.61% 3.01% 2.83% 2.47% 1.78% 1.56% 1.08%
  • adobe.com
  • my-picture.co.uk
  • microsoft.com
  • google.com
  • monday.com
  • pdfsmart.com
  • 3dprint-uk.co.uk
  • wowcher.co.uk
  • pdffiller.com
  • sage.com

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Adobe’s PPC spend fluctuated in February, peaking at 15.15% on the 21st. Microsoft surged mid-month, reaching 16.92% on the 17th. By month’s end, Adobe led, with Microsoft closely trailing.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Software & Technology Software Development

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
2026/02/01 913
2026/02/02 946
2026/02/03 966
2026/02/04 973
2026/02/05 964
2026/02/06 931
2026/02/07 935
2026/02/08 939
2026/02/09 983
2026/02/10 934
2026/02/11 953
2026/02/12 926
2026/02/13 931
2026/02/14 935
2026/02/15 939
2026/02/16 983
2026/02/17 765
2026/02/18 834
2026/02/19 830
2026/02/20 794
2026/02/21 766
2026/02/22 788
2026/02/23 888
2026/02/24 919
2026/02/25 876
2026/02/26 826
2026/02/27 802
2026/02/28 804

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February began with 913 advertisers, peaking at 983 on the 9th and 16th. A decline followed, ending the month at 804.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Software & Technology Software Development

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
microsoft.com 9.34%
smallpdf.com 1.51%
trimble.com 0.38%
msi.com 0.28%
apple.com 0.26%
pdfsmart.com -0.5%
google.com -0.56%
groupon.co.uk -0.62%
3dprint-uk.co.uk -0.96%
wowcher.co.uk -1.02%

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Microsoft.com surged with a 9.34% click share increase, while wowcher.co.uk dropped by 1.02%. Smallpdf.com gained 1.51%, contrasting 3dprint-uk.co.uk’s 0.96% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Software & Technology Software Development Share of Impressions

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

Date adobe.com microsoft.com pdfsmart.com my-picture.co.uk groupon.co.uk wowcher.co.uk 3dprint-uk.co.uk google.com monday.com pdffiller.com
2026/02/01 11.24% 3.97% 3.31% 2.44% 2.8% 3.14% 2.33% 2.28% 1.94% 2.15%
2026/02/02 6.4% 14.28% 3.24% 0.43% 2.94% 5.48% 2.35% 1.42% 1.6% 1.5%
2026/02/03 7.16% 7.98% 4.61% 0.99% 4.45% 7.54% 1.51% 1.29% 1.79% 1.6%
2026/02/04 9.41% 9.75% 5.16% 1.03% 3.39% 4.72% 1.71% 1.61% 3.02% 2.4%
2026/02/05 8.07% 6.98% 5.16% 0.76% 3.91% 3.98% 3.18% 1.89% 2.14% 2.93%
2026/02/06 8.72% 1.65% 6.78% 1.18% 3.65% 5.84% 4.6% 2.09% 2.29% 2.15%
2026/02/07 12.22% 3.55% 6.18% 0.78% 3.37% 4.14% 2.86% 2.39% 3.01% 2.16%
2026/02/08 11.62% 5.67% 6.03% 3.52% 3.38% 4.63% 3.89% 2.17% 3.41% 2%
2026/02/09 11.39% 7.49% 5.85% 1.74% 2.41% 2.97% 4.83% 1.98% 3.12% 1.88%
2026/02/10 11.59% 13.18% 5.02% 1.3% 3.4% 1.65% 3.31% 2.46% 3.54% 2.25%
2026/02/11 11.46% 12.01% 3.99% 1.19% 2.37% 2.49% 3.63% 2.19% 2.72% 2.4%
2026/02/12 11.05% 12.14% 6.17% 2.25% 1.99% 2.75% 4.08% 2.27% 2.99% 2.81%
2026/02/13 8.72% 1.65% 6.78% 1.18% 3.65% 5.84% 4.6% 2.09% 2.29% 2.15%
2026/02/14 12.22% 3.55% 6.18% 0.78% 3.37% 4.14% 2.86% 2.39% 3.01% 2.16%
2026/02/15 11.62% 5.67% 6.03% 3.52% 3.38% 4.63% 3.89% 2.17% 3.41% 2%
2026/02/16 11.39% 7.49% 5.85% 1.74% 2.41% 2.97% 4.83% 1.98% 3.12% 1.88%
2026/02/17 8.42% 23.86% 4.45% 0.47% 1.54% 0.95% 3.85% 2.33% 1.59% 2.67%
2026/02/18 11.37% 21.33% 4.01% 2.13% 2.73% 3.62% 1% 1.13% 1.36% 0.92%
2026/02/19 10.25% 21.26% 3.89% 1.51% 3.52% 2.86% 3.09% 1.82% 0.83% 0.79%
2026/02/20 11.29% 19.77% 5.16% 1.58% 1.95% 2.7% 2.47% 2.1% 1.37% 1.38%
2026/02/21 13.66% 20.75% 3.21% 0.86% 1.53% 1.66% 4.2% 1.98% 1.47% 1.79%
2026/02/22 12.2% 19.54% 3.36% 1.47% 1.75% 1.37% 3.98% 1.93% 1.46% 1.16%
2026/02/23 12.46% 9.64% 5.37% 1.45% 1.65% 1.96% 2.63% 1.61% 1.67% 1.31%
2026/02/24 9.13% 8.06% 5.93% 1.72% 2.04% 1.87% 1.91% 1.62% 2.74% 1.34%
2026/02/25 8.56% 9.36% 6.63% 1.12% 1.58% 4.07% 1.95% 2.28% 1.84% 1.4%
2026/02/26 11.36% 8.46% 5.35% 1.73% 1.88% 1.32% 2.74% 2.72% 2.47% 1.91%
2026/02/27 13.89% 6.44% 4.48% 0.75% 2.58% 1.94% 3.58% 3.47% 2.62% 1.72%
2026/02/28 11.54% 10.55% 4.4% 3.37% 3.16% 2.9% 2.89% 2.08% 1.57% 1.27%
  • adobe.com
  • microsoft.com
  • pdfsmart.com
  • my-picture.co.uk
  • groupon.co.uk
  • wowcher.co.uk
  • 3dprint-uk.co.uk
  • google.com
  • monday.com
  • pdffiller.com

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In February 2026, Adobe’s impression share fluctuated, peaking at 13.89% on the 27th. Microsoft saw a significant rise mid-month, reaching 23.86% on the 17th. Pdfsmart maintained a steady presence, while My-Picture.co.uk had a notable spike on the 28th. Groupon and Wowcher experienced varied trends, with Wowcher peaking early. 3DPrint-UK.co.uk and Google showed consistent activity, while Monday.com and Pdffiller had modest shares. The month concluded with diverse performances across domains.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Software & Technology Software Development

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 Software & Technology Software Development - Last month
  1. 1
    Adobe Creative Cloud https://www.adobe.com

    Find The Right Plan For You — The Best Creative Apps And Services, All In One Place. Join Creative Cloud Today. Discover New...

  2. 2
    Design & Build Faster with AI | Get Started for Free https://www.figma.com

    Turn ideas into reality with Figma Make - generate and build faster, in one creative space. Start with a design and prompt your way to a functional...

  3. 3
    Try Microsoft 365 Free https://www.microsoft.com

    Microsoft 365 Plans & Pricing — Copilot Works Where You Work, in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft 365 Apps. Pick the Microsoft 365 Plan Best For You, with Monthly or...

  4. 4
    monday.com is So Much Better | Objective Comparison Here https://www.monday.com

    monday.com is the Best Collaboration Tool to Manage Multiple Projects. Try Now for Free. Boost Productivity, Manage Any Workflow & Achieve More. Try the Best...

  5. 5
    85% Off Canvas Prints | Ready To Ship In 24 Hours https://www.my-picture.co.uk › canvas-prints

    No.1 Best Rated Canvas Shop in the UK & Certified Merchant. Ready for Dispatch Within 24h. The Consistently Excellent Quality is Confirmed by our High Customer Ratings. Ready to Hang.

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In the competitive world of PPC, Adobe, Figma, Microsoft, monday.com, and My-Picture.co.uk shine with distinct narratives. Adobe emphasizes creativity and comprehensive services, while Figma highlights speed and AI innovation. Microsoft offers seamless integration with familiar tools, monday.com focuses on productivity and collaboration, and My-Picture.co.uk promises swift, high-quality canvas prints. Each ad tells a unique story, capturing attention with tailored solutions.

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