UK Software & Technology Software Development - PPC Market Share Analysis April 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 15.442607482
84.557392518
15%

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 6%
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 21.83
microsoft.com 12.31
google.com 5.02
3dprint-uk.co.uk 3.96
pdfsmart.com 3.39
figma.com 3.05
parallels.com 2.55
qr-code-generator.com 2.03
trimble.com 1.63
typeform.com 1.6
others 42.63
  • adobe.com - 21.83%
  • microsoft.com - 12.31%
  • google.com - 5.02%
  • 3dprint-uk.co.uk - 3.96%
  • pdfsmart.com - 3.39%
  • figma.com - 3.05%
  • parallels.com - 2.55%
  • qr-code-generator.com - 2.03%
  • trimble.com - 1.63%
  • typeform.com - 1.6%
  • others - 42.63%

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In the PPC landscape, Adobe leads with 21.83% click share, followed by Microsoft at 12.31%. Google captures 5.02%, while ‘others’ dominate with 42.63%.

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 google.com pdfsmart.com monday.com pdffiller.com atlassian.com qr.io wowcher.co.uk mergedpdf.com
2026/04/01 12.19% 2.39% 0.49% 3.35% 3.06% 1.67% 1.25% 1.4% 2% 0.9%
2026/04/02 11% 3.09% 4.08% 3.03% 4.1% 2.03% 1.09% 1.07% 3.93% 1.23%
2026/04/03 9.6% 8.96% 3.12% 2.82% 4.28% 1.68% 1.28% 0.83% 2.4% 0.86%
2026/04/04 9.65% 8.13% 3.85% 3.08% 4.63% 1.63% 1.23% 1.63% 1.61% 0.71%
2026/04/05 10.56% 4.3% 3.99% 2.77% 4.5% 1.76% 1.63% 1.42% 3.75% 1.04%
2026/04/06 10.14% 5.79% 3.71% 2.65% 3.11% 1.75% 1.63% 1.93% 2.66% 1.07%
2026/04/07 10.08% 4.39% 3.64% 3.4% 3.44% 2.13% 1.3% 1.26% 1.5% 1.29%
2026/04/08 9.9% 4.78% 2.52% 2.85% 4.49% 2.57% 2.11% 1.84% 1.32% 1.13%
2026/04/09 9.13% 3.29% 3.29% 3.08% 4.15% 1.49% 2.1% 1.79% 1.72% 1.66%
2026/04/10 6.29% 3.63% 3.94% 2.57% 3.19% 1.59% 2.92% 1.58% 1.61% 1.79%
2026/04/11 9.7% 3.6% 4.54% 4.75% 4.16% 2.29% 1.54% 1.78% 1.8% 2.07%
2026/04/12 8.79% 2.8% 4.23% 3.92% 2.3% 2.14% 2.95% 1.74% 2.5% 2.53%
2026/04/13 7.89% 1.03% 4.77% 3.25% 2.76% 2.46% 2.47% 2.22% 1.61% 2.66%
2026/04/14 9.99% 2.21% 4.27% 4.17% 4.8% 1.85% 1.98% 1.5% 2.47% 3%
2026/04/15 8.55% 2.79% 4.41% 4.04% 3.73% 2.34% 2.32% 2.23% 2.35% 1.89%
2026/04/16 9.56% 3.71% 4.59% 5.02% 3.66% 1.28% 2.18% 2.35% 3.81% 1.6%
2026/04/17 11.36% 1.9% 3.72% 4.43% 4.17% 1.85% 1.86% 2.16% 2.93% 1.47%
2026/04/18 10.88% 4.31% 3.31% 2.76% 3.24% 1.65% 1.4% 1.64% 2.07% 2.64%
2026/04/19 10.88% 2.96% 4.6% 3.55% 2.88% 1.9% 2.5% 1.97% 1.94% 2.88%
2026/04/20 11.41% 3.71% 3.96% 3.57% 3.41% 1.83% 2.24% 1.62% 1.21% 2.05%
2026/04/21 11.96% 5.94% 4.43% 3.68% 3.48% 2.11% 1.25% 2.1% 0.75% 1.86%
2026/04/22 11.82% 3.23% 2.57% 2.75% 3.42% 2.98% 1.7% 1.87% 1.81% 1.95%
2026/04/23 11.3% 4.11% 3.83% 3.32% 3.63% 2.74% 1.74% 1.29% 1.32% 1.83%
2026/04/24 10.46% 5.56% 2.31% 4.2% 3.74% 2.02% 0.67% 2.05% 1.73% 1.96%
2026/04/25 10.03% 7.47% 2.98% 2.31% 3.95% 2.88% 2.9% 1.84% 2.56% 2.39%
2026/04/26 8.34% 9.15% 4.59% 3.55% 2.56% 2.59% 1.56% 2.05% 1.01% 2.15%
2026/04/27 9.6% 7% 4.63% 5.04% 2.64% 2.57% 1.29% 1.28% 1.18% 2.13%
2026/04/28 11.4% 3.76% 4.33% 4.22% 3.91% 2.59% 1.01% 1.98% 0.58% 1.08%
2026/04/29 11.97% 5.79% 4.47% 3.15% 4.23% 3.01% 0.75% 2.18% 1.26% 0.31%
2026/04/30 10.1% 7.78% 4.6% 3.98% 3.43% 3.16% 2.47% 1.53% 1.49% 0.85%
  • adobe.com
  • microsoft.com
  • google.com
  • pdfsmart.com
  • monday.com
  • pdffiller.com
  • atlassian.com
  • qr.io
  • wowcher.co.uk
  • mergedpdf.com

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Adobe’s PPC spend share fluctuated in April, starting at 12.19% and ending at 10.1%. Microsoft saw a rise, beginning at 2.39% and closing at 7.78%. Google’s share remained relatively stable, starting at 0.49% and finishing at 4.6%. Pdfsmart’s share varied, starting at 3.35% and ending at 3.98%. Monday.com experienced ups and downs, starting at 3.06% and closing at 3.43%. Pdffiller’s share increased, beginning at 1.67% and ending at 3.16%. Atlassian’s share fluctuated, starting at 1.25% and ending at 2.47%. QR.io’s share varied, starting at 1.4% and closing at 1.53%. Wowcher.co.uk’s share decreased, starting at 2.0% and ending at 1.49%. Mergedpdf.com’s share fluctuated, starting at 0.9% and ending at 0.85%.

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
2026/04/01 743
2026/04/02 801
2026/04/03 797
2026/04/04 786
2026/04/05 817
2026/04/06 853
2026/04/07 862
2026/04/08 842
2026/04/09 814
2026/04/10 859
2026/04/11 775
2026/04/12 780
2026/04/13 825
2026/04/14 833
2026/04/15 857
2026/04/16 822
2026/04/17 791
2026/04/18 795
2026/04/19 786
2026/04/20 841
2026/04/21 805
2026/04/22 802
2026/04/23 800
2026/04/24 833
2026/04/25 815
2026/04/26 780
2026/04/27 823
2026/04/28 813
2026/04/29 806
2026/04/30 784

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April saw a dynamic shift in distinct advertisers, starting at 743 and peaking at 862. The month concluded with a slight dip, ending at 784.

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
adobe.com 2.63%
3dprint-uk.co.uk 1.42%
msi.com 1.02%
chatgpt.com 0.96%
browserstack.com 0.33%
canva.com -0.42%
protolabs.com -0.45%
wowcher.co.uk -0.48%
autodesk.com -0.61%
microsoft.com -0.8%

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Adobe.com surged with a 2.63% click share increase, while microsoft.com dropped by 0.8%.

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 pdffiller.com 3dprint-uk.co.uk google.com wowcher.co.uk monday.com groupon.co.uk mergedpdf.com
2026/04/01 13.68% 3.11% 5.63% 2.04% 2.97% 0.37% 3.4% 1.66% 2.47% 1.46%
2026/04/02 12.44% 4.31% 5.6% 2.02% 1.72% 2.63% 5.01% 2.59% 1.71% 1.61%
2026/04/03 10.14% 13.72% 4.94% 1.73% 3.18% 1.9% 3.37% 3.2% 2.08% 1.22%
2026/04/04 10.03% 11.9% 5.28% 1.48% 1.72% 2.26% 2.88% 3.1% 2.69% 1.06%
2026/04/05 10.89% 6.25% 5.28% 1.39% 0% 2.4% 4.71% 3.91% 2.18% 1.4%
2026/04/06 10.99% 7.31% 4.73% 1.67% 0% 2.32% 3.62% 2.08% 2.04% 1.57%
2026/04/07 10.94% 6.37% 6.04% 2.22% 0% 2.29% 2.67% 1.95% 2.15% 1.83%
2026/04/08 11.59% 6.81% 5.48% 2.7% 0% 1.6% 2.4% 2.89% 1.92% 1.71%
2026/04/09 10.34% 5.84% 6.23% 1.92% 1.34% 2.11% 2.92% 2.26% 1.72% 2.55%
2026/04/10 6.8% 5.2% 4.98% 2.05% 2.9% 2.49% 3.15% 2.66% 2.12% 2.75%
2026/04/11 10.72% 6.36% 8.79% 2.08% 2.85% 2.78% 3.15% 2.81% 1.79% 3.86%
2026/04/12 9.59% 4.46% 7.58% 2.03% 2.79% 2.63% 3.6% 1.21% 2.51% 4.27%
2026/04/13 9.64% 1.49% 6.22% 2.32% 2.91% 3.13% 3.26% 2.05% 2.04% 4.33%
2026/04/14 10.83% 3.59% 6.78% 2.07% 3.02% 2.78% 3.48% 2.84% 1.78% 5.45%
2026/04/15 9.11% 4.73% 6.61% 2.05% 2.26% 2.75% 3.75% 2.32% 2.12% 2.95%
2026/04/16 9.89% 6.14% 8.28% 1.3% 3.17% 2.56% 5.06% 1.6% 2.83% 2.74%
2026/04/17 12.42% 2.38% 8.03% 2.05% 2.63% 2.34% 4.19% 2.2% 3.09% 2.4%
2026/04/18 10.99% 6.24% 5.11% 1.79% 2.4% 2.01% 3.83% 1.39% 2.48% 4.34%
2026/04/19 12.22% 4.52% 6.81% 2.36% 2.65% 2.92% 3.23% 1.33% 1.74% 5.55%
2026/04/20 13.14% 5.48% 6.39% 2.15% 1.78% 2.44% 2.2% 2.18% 1.69% 3.85%
2026/04/21 13.94% 8.67% 6.37% 1.95% 2.99% 2.81% 1.55% 1.86% 1.21% 3.64%
2026/04/22 13.5% 4.54% 5% 2.74% 3.4% 1.68% 2.76% 1.77% 1.13% 3.53%
2026/04/23 12.86% 6.61% 5.64% 2.87% 3.47% 2.4% 2.16% 1.7% 1% 3.26%
2026/04/24 11.97% 8.14% 6.43% 1.82% 2.92% 1.37% 2.83% 1.77% 1.55% 3.16%
2026/04/25 10.67% 9.93% 3.69% 2.67% 2.38% 1.75% 3.19% 2.91% 2.05% 3.97%
2026/04/26 8.61% 11.15% 6.28% 2.29% 3.68% 2.82% 1.55% 1.49% 2.74% 3.54%
2026/04/27 10.26% 8.28% 8.7% 2.21% 2.78% 2.93% 2.42% 1.59% 2.39% 4.51%
2026/04/28 13.69% 5.53% 7.2% 2.34% 2.53% 2.9% 1.23% 1.77% 1.58% 2.17%
2026/04/29 13.82% 8.79% 5.44% 2.88% 2.68% 2.85% 2.4% 2.59% 1.9% 0.65%
2026/04/30 11.17% 10.81% 6.45% 2.94% 2.83% 2.73% 2.63% 2.43% 1.8% 1.63%
  • adobe.com
  • microsoft.com
  • pdfsmart.com
  • pdffiller.com
  • 3dprint-uk.co.uk
  • google.com
  • wowcher.co.uk
  • monday.com
  • groupon.co.uk
  • mergedpdf.com

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Adobe’s impression share fluctuated in April, peaking at 13.94% on the 21st. Microsoft saw a significant rise, ending at 10.81%. PDFSmart maintained steady growth, while PDFFiller and 3DPrint-UK showed moderate increases.

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

    Creative Apps & Services — The Best Creative Apps And Services, All In One Place. Join Creative Cloud Today. Join Our...

  2. 2
    Make Anything Possible | Designs Become Real in Figma http://www.figma.com

    Where design, code, and craft come together. Try Figma for free. Make just about anything with...

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

    Copilot® in Microsoft 365 Apps — Copilot Works Where You Work, in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft 365 Apps. Pick the...

  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...

  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. And keep track of how many people scan your QR Codes, from where and on what date.

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, Adobe, Figma, Microsoft, monday.com, and QR.io shine with distinct narratives. Adobe’s Creative Cloud promises a unified creative suite, while Figma emphasizes seamless design collaboration. Microsoft 365 highlights integration with Copilot®, monday.com focuses on project management efficiency, and QR.io offers quick, trackable QR code generation.

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