UK Software & Technology Software Development - PPC Market Share Analysis May 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 25.0483985181
74.9516014819
25%

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 37
63
37%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 8%
Transactional 7%
Navigational 9%
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
adobe.com 21.54
microsoft.com 19.01
google.com 3.31
wowcher.co.uk 3.15
3dprint-uk.co.uk 3.06
chatgpt.com 2.04
pdfsmart.com 1.95
figma.com 1.87
groupon.co.uk 1.78
parallels.com 1.52
others 40.77
  • adobe.com - 21.54%
  • microsoft.com - 19.01%
  • google.com - 3.31%
  • wowcher.co.uk - 3.15%
  • 3dprint-uk.co.uk - 3.06%
  • chatgpt.com - 2.04%
  • pdfsmart.com - 1.95%
  • figma.com - 1.87%
  • groupon.co.uk - 1.78%
  • parallels.com - 1.52%
  • others - 40.77%

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In the PPC landscape, Adobe leads with 21.54% click share, closely followed by Microsoft at 19.01%. Google holds 3.31%, while ‘others’ dominate with 40.77%.

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 microsoft.com monday.com wowcher.co.uk wix.com atlassian.com chatgpt.com google.com clickup.com pdfsmart.com
2026/05/01 13.96% 6.12% 3.04% 3.17% 0.72% 2.01% 1.14% 1.46% 1.31% 3.65%
2026/05/02 12.84% 6.6% 3.33% 2.17% 1.05% 0.78% 1.01% 6.6% 2.08% 2.54%
2026/05/03 12.55% 10.49% 2.76% 1.74% 0.91% 1.83% 0.92% 5.43% 1.29% 0%
2026/05/04 13.33% 7.81% 3.62% 1.02% 1.15% 1.84% 1.09% 5.26% 0.66% 0%
2026/05/05 11.49% 8.3% 3.66% 1.4% 1.31% 2.79% 1.07% 3.31% 2.14% 0%
2026/05/06 12.39% 4.53% 4.29% 1.84% 1.39% 0.61% 0.76% 5.03% 0.92% 0%
2026/05/07 8.34% 7.7% 4.41% 2.5% 1.02% 4.44% 0.91% 4.24% 1.55% 3.12%
2026/05/08 9.45% 8.9% 4.69% 2.05% 1.06% 1.84% 1.49% 4.37% 2.26% 3.25%
2026/05/09 9.88% 9.13% 4% 1.15% 1.18% 0.79% 1.67% 4.6% 3.32% 3.15%
2026/05/10 9.71% 14.74% 3.19% 1.73% 1.22% 1.43% 2.17% 4.22% 2.68% 2.96%
2026/05/11 8.16% 4.76% 3.62% 3.93% 1.55% 0.55% 1.81% 3.38% 2.52% 2.9%
2026/05/12 8.95% 6.97% 4.61% 4.37% 1.88% 1.19% 1.93% 2.09% 2.28% 2.73%
2026/05/13 5.99% 7.13% 5.31% 4.67% 1.46% 2.24% 1.84% 3.52% 1.63% 2.31%
2026/05/14 9.95% 6.18% 5.19% 4.05% 1.87% 2.21% 1.68% 3.01% 1.42% 2.05%
2026/05/15 9.35% 8.8% 4.7% 2.03% 1.05% 1.82% 1.48% 4.32% 2.24% 3.21%
2026/05/16 9.1% 6.08% 3.58% 4.71% 1.98% 2.1% 2.01% 2.25% 2.31% 2.16%
2026/05/17 9.7% 5.44% 4.36% 4.95% 2.17% 1.2% 2.02% 2.07% 2.03% 2.11%
2026/05/18 10.73% 3.41% 5.21% 4.66% 1.82% 2.9% 1.54% 1.38% 2.56% 2.24%
2026/05/19 9.45% 5.36% 5.09% 4.83% 1.37% 2.34% 1.6% 2.91% 2.34% 1.42%
2026/05/20 9.48% 4.81% 5.48% 5.43% 1.94% 1.32% 1.44% 2.91% 1.85% 1.83%
2026/05/21 8.77% 3.13% 5.96% 5.22% 2.17% 2.22% 1.59% 2.06% 2.48% 2.6%
2026/05/22 8.64% 3.36% 6.51% 4.83% 2.6% 2.03% 1.9% 2.08% 1.62% 1.9%
2026/05/23 10.33% 4.38% 4.48% 5.02% 2.52% 2.23% 2.11% 2% 1.73% 1.98%
2026/05/24 9.98% 5.92% 5.48% 4.67% 2.41% 2.2% 2.12% 1.29% 0.24% 1.96%
2026/05/25 9.59% 7.02% 4.2% 4.61% 1.87% 1.69% 1.57% 1.32% 0.08% 2.1%
2026/05/26 8.5% 9.8% 3.76% 4.66% 2.25% 2.01% 2.2% 1.31% 0.57% 1.87%
2026/05/27 8.05% 13.69% 4.29% 4.63% 1.84% 2.43% 1.6% 1.08% 0.7% 2.23%
2026/05/28 7.28% 12.59% 4.85% 4.57% 1.96% 2.19% 1.52% 1.82% 1.31% 1.85%
2026/05/29 7.07% 9.12% 6.32% 4.86% 1.9% 2.13% 1.86% 1.94% 0.4% 2.25%
2026/05/30 7.41% 7.45% 7.31% 4.92% 2.02% 2.99% 2.15% 2.09% 1.15% 1.34%
2026/05/31 7.85% 7% 5.8% 5.39% 2.16% 1.92% 1.85% 0.65% 0.28% 0.01%
  • adobe.com
  • microsoft.com
  • monday.com
  • wowcher.co.uk
  • wix.com
  • atlassian.com
  • chatgpt.com
  • google.com
  • clickup.com
  • pdfsmart.com

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Adobe’s PPC spend share began at 13.96% and ended at 7.85%, showing a steady decline. Microsoft saw fluctuations, peaking at 14.74% and closing at 7.00%. Monday.com experienced a gradual rise, finishing at 5.80%. Wowcher.co.uk’s share increased, ending at 5.39%. Wix.com showed a slight upward trend, closing at 2.16%. Atlassian.com had a varied month, ending at 1.92%. ChatGPT.com maintained a steady presence, finishing at 1.85%. Google.com saw a decline, ending at 0.65%. ClickUp.com fluctuated, closing at 0.28%. PDFSmart.com experienced a decline, ending at 0.01%.

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
2026/05/01 793
2026/05/02 779
2026/05/03 809
2026/05/04 829
2026/05/05 852
2026/05/06 856
2026/05/07 839
2026/05/08 884
2026/05/09 855
2026/05/10 856
2026/05/11 979
2026/05/12 996
2026/05/13 984
2026/05/14 1002
2026/05/15 884
2026/05/16 973
2026/05/17 1011
2026/05/18 1026
2026/05/19 999
2026/05/20 993
2026/05/21 997
2026/05/22 994
2026/05/23 980
2026/05/24 980
2026/05/25 1030
2026/05/26 1038
2026/05/27 1051
2026/05/28 1039
2026/05/29 1033
2026/05/30 1021
2026/05/31 1057

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In May 2026, distinct advertisers on Google SERP surged from 793 to 1,057. The month began with fluctuations, peaking mid-month, and concluded with a strong upward trend.

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
wowcher.co.uk 1.6%
groupon.co.uk 1.18%
microsoft.com 0.92%
mssoftware.co.uk 0.48%
my-picture.co.uk 0.36%
mergedpdf.com -0.5%
trimble.com -0.66%
figma.com -0.76%
adobe.com -1.05%
google.com -2.08%

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Wowcher.co.uk and Groupon.co.uk surged in click share, while Google.com and Adobe.com saw declines.

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 microsoft.com adobe.com wowcher.co.uk groupon.co.uk chatgpt.com monday.com 3dprint-uk.co.uk pdffiller.com softkeys.uk pdfsmart.com
2026/05/01 9.8% 15.07% 4.11% 2.09% 2.46% 1.01% 2.32% 2.26% 0.87% 6.6%
2026/05/02 10.44% 14.31% 3.23% 1.94% 2.16% 1.94% 3.21% 2.22% 0.78% 5.29%
2026/05/03 14.1% 14.62% 2.1% 1.24% 2.29% 1.66% 2.29% 2.32% 0.53% 0%
2026/05/04 10.32% 15.51% 2.32% 1.75% 2.69% 1.7% 2.69% 2.2% 0.54% 0%
2026/05/05 9.66% 13.69% 2.82% 2.15% 2.72% 2.47% 1.78% 1.78% 1.07% 0%
2026/05/06 7.34% 13.86% 3.09% 2.6% 1.63% 1.92% 2.32% 2.14% 1.26% 0%
2026/05/07 11.62% 9.55% 3.56% 2.21% 1.99% 2.01% 2.54% 2.08% 1.27% 5.55%
2026/05/08 11.32% 10.72% 3.09% 1.49% 3.51% 2.43% 1.55% 2.36% 1.21% 6.45%
2026/05/09 10.41% 10.44% 2.02% 1.91% 4.01% 2.38% 2.15% 2.22% 0.72% 6.09%
2026/05/10 18.31% 9.63% 2.66% 1.53% 5.03% 2% 2.48% 1.34% 0.72% 5.54%
2026/05/11 6.29% 9.3% 5.6% 2.86% 4.51% 1.9% 1.77% 1.79% 1.14% 5.13%
2026/05/12 10.6% 9.73% 6.14% 3.76% 4.42% 1.98% 1.13% 1.56% 1.23% 4.74%
2026/05/13 9.53% 6.63% 6.29% 4.33% 4.22% 2.49% 1.42% 1.79% 1.68% 4%
2026/05/14 10.93% 11.38% 5.42% 3.61% 3.9% 2.48% 1.37% 1.45% 1.75% 3.89%
2026/05/15 11.32% 10.72% 3.09% 1.49% 3.51% 2.43% 1.55% 2.36% 1.21% 6.45%
2026/05/16 8.43% 10.43% 6.9% 1.32% 4.67% 1.4% 0.88% 1.34% 2.45% 4.71%
2026/05/17 8.53% 11.19% 7.95% 0.33% 4.75% 1.49% 1.22% 0.86% 2.55% 3.83%
2026/05/18 5.23% 13.73% 8.09% 0.45% 4.03% 2.2% 1.37% 1.44% 2.64% 4.34%
2026/05/19 8.23% 11.03% 8.2% 4.02% 3.28% 2.02% 1.66% 1.31% 2.75% 2.85%
2026/05/20 5.68% 11.37% 9.3% 5.57% 3.41% 2.15% 1.38% 1.25% 2.62% 3.51%
2026/05/21 5.09% 9.4% 8.64% 4.94% 3.75% 2.69% 1.97% 0.85% 2.56% 4.9%
2026/05/22 4.57% 9.99% 7.94% 4.54% 4.32% 3.17% 1.49% 1.26% 2.24% 3.85%
2026/05/23 6.16% 12.03% 8.19% 5.62% 5.05% 2.5% 1.53% 0.73% 1.62% 3.87%
2026/05/24 9.08% 10.96% 7.06% 4.93% 5.05% 2.18% 1.86% 0.61% 1.49% 3.81%
2026/05/25 9.4% 10.12% 6.13% 4.27% 3.62% 2.3% 2.26% 0.82% 1.17% 4.08%
2026/05/26 14.44% 9.01% 6.54% 4.02% 4.79% 1.51% 0.92% 0.78% 0.93% 3.89%
2026/05/27 16.55% 8.71% 6.51% 3.73% 3.61% 2.2% 1.23% 0.84% 0.88% 3.89%
2026/05/28 17.65% 7.65% 6.21% 4.61% 3.32% 2.52% 0.55% 1.33% 1% 3.34%
2026/05/29 13.97% 7.75% 6.3% 3.38% 4.51% 2.99% 1.32% 1.12% 0.82% 4.28%
2026/05/30 11.91% 7.65% 7.27% 4.96% 4.9% 3.72% 1.43% 1.05% 1.05% 2.62%
2026/05/31 11.37% 8.25% 7.79% 4.2% 4.14% 2.69% 2.07% 1.39% 0.96% 0%
  • microsoft.com
  • adobe.com
  • wowcher.co.uk
  • groupon.co.uk
  • chatgpt.com
  • monday.com
  • 3dprint-uk.co.uk
  • pdffiller.com
  • softkeys.uk
  • pdfsmart.com

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In May 2026, Microsoft saw fluctuating ad impressions, peaking at 18.31% on May 10. Adobe’s share declined steadily, ending at 8.25%. Wowcher and Groupon experienced growth mid-month, while ChatGPT maintained a steady presence. By month’s end, Microsoft led, with Adobe trailing.

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

    Make Anything You Can Imagine — Join Our Creative Community, With Services For Photography, Design, Video and Much More. It's Never Been Easier To Bring Your Vision To Life...

  2. 2
    Microsoft 365 https://www.godaddy.com

    Mail Address Matching Domain — Work smarter with office apps like Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Buy for £2.00/mo ex. VAT

  3. 3
    Microsoft 365 Plans & Pricing https://www.microsoft.com

    Monthly or Annual Plans — 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
    Free QR Code Generator | Create QR Codes https://www.qr.io

    Generate all types of QR Codes for free in just a few seconds. Download high quality PNG & SVG files of your QR Codes. QR Code for Website URL.

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, Adobe, GoDaddy, Microsoft, monday.com, and QR.io shine with distinct narratives. Adobe invites creatives to a vibrant community, while GoDaddy and Microsoft emphasize productivity with Microsoft 365. monday.com champions collaboration, and QR.io offers simplicity in QR code generation.

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