UK Services Tax and Accounting - PPC Market Share Analysis July 2026

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

Tax and Accounting – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Services Tax and Accounting 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 35.7531595194
64.2468404806
35%

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 41
59
41%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 1%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 34%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Services Tax and Accounting 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
xero.com 27.7
sage.com 13.52
taxassist.co.uk 10.47
taxd.co.uk 4.13
theaccountancy.co.uk 3.63
taxeezy.co.uk 3.58
unbiased.co.uk 2.44
comparetheaccountant.com 2.23
crunch.co.uk 2.22
tide.co 1.74
others 28.34
  • xero.com - 27.7%
  • sage.com - 13.52%
  • taxassist.co.uk - 10.47%
  • taxd.co.uk - 4.13%
  • theaccountancy.co.uk - 3.63%
  • taxeezy.co.uk - 3.58%
  • unbiased.co.uk - 2.44%
  • comparetheaccountant.com - 2.23%
  • crunch.co.uk - 2.22%
  • tide.co - 1.74%
  • others - 28.34%

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Xero.com leads with 27.7% click share, closely followed by others at 28.34%. Sage.com holds 13.52%, while TaxAssist.co.uk captures 10.47%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Services Tax and Accounting 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 xero.com sage.com comparetheaccountant.com theaccountancy.co.uk taxd.co.uk anna.money taxeezy.co.uk tide.co novabook.com taxassist.co.uk
2026/07/01 27.18% 15.22% 2.2% 6.37% 2.29% 6.09% 2.04% 3.91% 1.63% 5.29%
2026/07/02 26.22% 14.84% 1.43% 5.88% 3.15% 5.81% 1.87% 4.3% 3.01% 4.61%
2026/07/03 30.16% 15.39% 1.86% 4.47% 2.47% 4.55% 1.7% 2.38% 3.52% 7.78%
2026/07/04 28.74% 17.14% 1.66% 4.12% 2.76% 3.78% 3.77% 3.06% 4.12% 8.46%
2026/07/05 27.25% 15.31% 3.55% 2.88% 4.47% 4.11% 2.88% 2.99% 3.72% 9.96%
2026/07/06 28.06% 14.45% 2.14% 5.38% 4.26% 3.46% 2.89% 3.47% 2.12% 7.6%
2026/07/07 23.37% 16% 3.01% 6.87% 3.79% 2.89% 4.88% 4.41% 1.28% 3.06%
2026/07/08 30.36% 13.65% 1.89% 6.54% 4.69% 3.93% 2.36% 3.87% 1.71% 1.57%
2026/07/09 25.22% 14.53% 2.64% 7.54% 2.2% 3.7% 3.56% 3.93% 2.78% 2.26%
2026/07/10 22.83% 15.7% 2.58% 4.96% 3.23% 3.75% 5.17% 2.5% 1.76% 4.49%
2026/07/11 23.93% 18.13% 2.45% 4.6% 4.43% 2.38% 4.63% 3.34% 2.65% 5.14%
2026/07/12 23.91% 16.62% 2.81% 4.02% 3.56% 3.26% 5.01% 3% 3.4% 6.76%
2026/07/13 28.34% 14.44% 3.12% 6.05% 2.3% 3.03% 2.26% 1.78% 0.82% 4.63%
2026/07/14 24.44% 14.4% 4.4% 4.97% 3.88% 3.53% 6.05% 1.73% 0.46% 4.73%
2026/07/15 27.27% 15.28% 4.07% 5.97% 2.87% 4.84% 4.44% 2.04% 0.72% 1.74%
2026/07/16 23.03% 16.4% 4.33% 7% 2.76% 4.53% 3.57% 1.19% 1.67% 1.88%
2026/07/17 23.6% 19.39% 3.5% 8.01% 3.18% 3.51% 3.74% 0.56% 0.8% 3.66%
2026/07/18 25.06% 25.46% 3.32% 4.55% 4.46% 5.34% 0.13% 0.79% 0.96% 4.01%
2026/07/19 23.5% 19.3% 2.83% 4.19% 2.92% 3.22% 1.11% 0.65% 1.26% 9.83%
2026/07/20 27.97% 13.67% 6.17% 9.4% 2.58% 4.95% 0.45% 1.12% 1.64% 3.75%
2026/07/21 23.63% 13.9% 4.44% 4.86% 3.72% 3.4% 5.83% 1.66% 0.55% 4.53%
2026/07/22 26.09% 14.84% 4.13% 5.64% 3.13% 3.36% 3.35% 2.01% 2.57% 4.96%
2026/07/23 24.82% 18.29% 2.74% 4.13% 2.69% 3.49% 2.28% 3.9% 1.49% 2.88%
2026/07/24 24.74% 17.09% 2.55% 5.55% 2.62% 4.17% 2.55% 2.08% 2% 3.89%
2026/07/25 27.77% 16.32% 4.49% 5.57% 2.63% 3.25% 3.58% 2.19% 2.69% 2.55%
2026/07/26 26.15% 14.72% 4.06% 5.2% 2.57% 2.55% 5.68% 2.13% 1.45% 3.45%
2026/07/27 28.31% 15.81% 4.12% 7.14% 2.74% 4.41% 4.15% 1.91% 2.16% 1.22%
2026/07/28 30.71% 13.05% 3.73% 5.98% 2.98% 2.31% 3.9% 2.15% 1.82% 1.66%
2026/07/29 33.03% 11.27% 4.35% 3.67% 3.57% 1.21% 0.39% 0.82% 2.14% 1.08%
2026/07/30 31.82% 10.52% 5.27% 9.95% 2.58% 1.39% 0.87% 1.03% 0.75% 2.06%
2026/07/31 29.38% 14.99% 5.04% 4.37% 4.21% 1.65% 1.41% 1.18% 0.92% 0.73%
  • xero.com
  • sage.com
  • comparetheaccountant.com
  • theaccountancy.co.uk
  • taxd.co.uk
  • anna.money
  • taxeezy.co.uk
  • tide.co
  • novabook.com
  • taxassist.co.uk

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In July 2026, xero.com led with a peak spend share of 33.03% on July 29. Sage.com fluctuated, peaking at 25.46% on July 18. Comparetheaccountant.com saw a steady rise, ending at 5.04%.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Services Tax and Accounting

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
2026/07/01 278
2026/07/02 277
2026/07/03 273
2026/07/04 267
2026/07/05 275
2026/07/06 279
2026/07/07 274
2026/07/08 254
2026/07/09 246
2026/07/10 250
2026/07/11 245
2026/07/12 240
2026/07/13 250
2026/07/14 242
2026/07/15 244
2026/07/16 251
2026/07/17 239
2026/07/18 231
2026/07/19 237
2026/07/20 231
2026/07/21 242
2026/07/22 272
2026/07/23 276
2026/07/24 264
2026/07/25 271
2026/07/26 278
2026/07/27 267
2026/07/28 263
2026/07/29 208
2026/07/30 202
2026/07/31 200

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July began with 278 advertisers, fluctuating throughout the month. A notable decline occurred, ending with 200 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Services Tax and Accounting

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
xero.com 2.97%
gov.uk 0.8%
comparetheaccountant.com 0.68%
unbiased.co.uk 0.5%
paypal.com 0.49%
companiesmadesimple.com -0.45%
tide.co -0.58%
crunch.co.uk -0.6%
taxeezy.co.uk -0.78%
taxassist.co.uk -3.12%

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Xero.com surged with a 2.97% click share increase, while taxassist.co.uk faced a 3.12% decline. Gov.uk and comparetheaccountant.com also saw positive growth, contrasting with declines for taxeezy.co.uk and crunch.co.uk.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Services Tax and Accounting Share of Impressions

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

Date xero.com sage.com taxd.co.uk comparetheaccountant.com taxeezy.co.uk unbiased.co.uk theaccountancy.co.uk crunch.co.uk tide.co taxassist.co.uk
2026/07/01 28.39% 16.4% 3.93% 1.53% 2.96% 0.8% 3.85% 2.92% 3.41% 9.67%
2026/07/02 28.2% 14.57% 4.23% 0.88% 2.66% 1.82% 2.8% 6.5% 3.8% 7.05%
2026/07/03 34.19% 15.23% 3.29% 1.41% 3.22% 0.59% 2.96% 2.97% 2.11% 11.91%
2026/07/04 27.15% 18.83% 3.97% 1.15% 5.67% 0.71% 2.08% 1.62% 2.7% 13.9%
2026/07/05 27.94% 15.6% 4.21% 2.34% 3.62% 1.03% 1.6% 4.16% 2.49% 17.23%
2026/07/06 28.77% 14.36% 6.2% 1.43% 5.97% 1.14% 2.62% 2.52% 2.97% 12.5%
2026/07/07 25.26% 18.74% 6.01% 2.1% 5.57% 1.62% 3.15% 4.29% 3.83% 4.51%
2026/07/08 32.44% 11.75% 7.17% 1.37% 4.37% 2.84% 2.73% 7.92% 3% 1.62%
2026/07/09 27.12% 13.74% 3.91% 1.96% 6.95% 3.32% 3.01% 2.74% 3.1% 2.7%
2026/07/10 21.55% 17.15% 5.8% 2.14% 7.86% 1.59% 2.46% 0.5% 2.97% 6.98%
2026/07/11 28.25% 16.86% 6.61% 1.91% 4.77% 1.7% 2.27% 0.94% 2.77% 7%
2026/07/12 26.84% 15.58% 5.05% 2.39% 4.96% 1.48% 1.9% 0.18% 2.7% 11.33%
2026/07/13 31.2% 16.84% 3.65% 2.51% 3.64% 1.77% 2.55% 2.09% 2.5% 7.22%
2026/07/14 25.59% 16.05% 5.16% 3.2% 8.06% 2.7% 1.87% 1.9% 1.62% 6.79%
2026/07/15 27.55% 18.04% 5.21% 3.42% 5.83% 1.63% 2.91% 1.79% 2.89% 2.29%
2026/07/16 24.04% 18.86% 4% 3.51% 5.54% 1.05% 3.87% 2.02% 1.15% 2.57%
2026/07/17 23.04% 22.41% 5.13% 2.91% 4.38% 1.73% 5.14% 1.34% 0.76% 6.07%
2026/07/18 25.81% 30.13% 6.3% 2.04% 0.19% 1.31% 2.52% 1.75% 1.03% 6.29%
2026/07/19 20.51% 22.05% 4.87% 1.52% 3.28% 1.87% 2.22% 0.3% 0.45% 17.9%
2026/07/20 29.72% 16.77% 3.53% 4.99% 1.11% 1.6% 4.66% 0.48% 1.33% 4.96%
2026/07/21 25.59% 16.05% 5.16% 3.2% 8.06% 2.7% 1.87% 1.9% 1.62% 6.79%
2026/07/22 26.72% 15.98% 4.85% 3.64% 4.43% 1.31% 2.83% 1.43% 2.05% 7.87%
2026/07/23 27.29% 19.17% 4.4% 2.71% 4.41% 2.17% 2.03% 4.26% 2.8% 4.38%
2026/07/24 30.42% 16.77% 3.85% 2.42% 3.95% 2.18% 3.11% 1.07% 1.76% 6.46%
2026/07/25 31.26% 17.72% 4.4% 2.92% 4.82% 1.51% 2.73% 0.95% 2.26% 3.48%
2026/07/26 24.81% 14.88% 3.84% 2.68% 7.28% 2.53% 2.06% 1.7% 2.21% 4.4%
2026/07/27 33.47% 16.63% 4.64% 3.66% 5.77% 2.35% 3.2% 0.91% 1.8% 1.6%
2026/07/28 38.62% 15.02% 4.75% 2.64% 4.52% 2.19% 3.25% 1.45% 1.91% 1.99%
2026/07/29 37.77% 11.92% 6.65% 3.17% 1.62% 2.26% 1.81% 1.5% 1.04% 1.04%
2026/07/30 34.09% 11.68% 6.03% 4.64% 1.76% 2.35% 5% 2.98% 1.34% 2.28%
2026/07/31 28.78% 21.74% 6.15% 3.7% 2.88% 2.72% 2.39% 1.12% 0.96% 0.56%
  • xero.com
  • sage.com
  • taxd.co.uk
  • comparetheaccountant.com
  • taxeezy.co.uk
  • unbiased.co.uk
  • theaccountancy.co.uk
  • crunch.co.uk
  • tide.co
  • taxassist.co.uk

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In July 2026, xero.com led with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 38.62%. Sage.com saw a mid-month surge, reaching 30.13%. Taxd.co.uk maintained steady growth, ending at 6.15%. The month concluded with xero.com dominating.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Services Tax and Accounting

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 Services Tax and Accounting - Last month
  1. 1
    Do I Have To Complete a Self Assessment Tax Return? | Crunch https://www.crunch.co.uk

    A Self Assessment tax return is one of the most significant tax documents you’ll be dealing with when you’re self-employed. Here's what you need to know.

  2. 2
    Self Assessment Return - Free Self Assessment Software https://www.sage.com

    Free Sage Accounting Software Forever | Get Sage Accounting Today. Get Your Self Assessment...

  3. 3
    Self-Assessment Tax Returns | TaxAssist Accountants https://www.taxassist.co.uk

    Local experts in business taxation. Book your free face-to-face consultation today. Receive the...

  4. 4
    Online UK Tax Self Assessment | HMRC Self Assessment Tax https://www.taxeezy.co.uk

    Tax Filing Made Easy For UK Residents And Non-Residents Worldwide. Only £130. Start Now!

  5. 5
    Free VAT Calculator https://www.xero.com

    Online VAT Calculator — Calculate error-free, VAT-inclusive prices for both standard and reduced tax rates with Xero’s free VAT calculator. Calculate error-free, VAT-inclusive prices for standard and...

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In the competitive landscape of tax and accounting services, Crunch, Sage, TaxAssist, Taxeezy, and Xero stand out with compelling PPC ads. Crunch addresses self-employed individuals’ concerns about self-assessment tax returns. Sage offers free accounting software, emphasizing cost-effectiveness. TaxAssist highlights local expertise with free consultations. Taxeezy simplifies tax filing for UK residents and non-residents at an affordable price. Xero provides a free VAT calculator, ensuring error-free calculations. Each ad uniquely targets specific pain points, showcasing their strengths in the tax domain.

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