UK PPC Index
UK PPC Index for B2B SaaS for August 2026
Average Google Ads cost-per-click for the B2B SaaS vertical in the United Kingdom, based on a basket of 25 high-volume commercial keywords. Updated monthly.
This month's findings
B2B SaaS shows the widest divergence in the panel this month. Tail-term CPC rose 19.6 per cent to £21.27, a 24-month high and the highest tail reading of any vertical in the Peak Digital UK PPC Index, while head-term CPC rose 11.6 per cent to £6.17 and remains 23.3 per cent below June 2025. Measured against their prior 12-month averages, tail sits 29.7 per cent above £16.41 while head sits 12.1 per cent below £7.01. The gap between the two series reached £15.11, the widest recorded in the window and up from £12.27 in May, with tail CPC now 3.45 times head. The June sample covered 25 keywords.
Top 25 keywords by search volume
| Keyword | Monthly searches | CPC (USD) | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| accounting software quick book | 165,000 | £2.07 | MEDIUM |
| accounting software quickbooks | 165,000 | £2.07 | MEDIUM |
| qb accounting software | 165,000 | £2.07 | MEDIUM |
| quick book accounting software | 165,000 | £2.07 | MEDIUM |
| crm software zoho | 14,800 | £4.04 | MEDIUM |
| xero software for accounting | 8,100 | £4.50 | MEDIUM |
| accounting xero software | 8,100 | £4.50 | MEDIUM |
| intuit quickbooks accounting software | 8,100 | £2.07 | MEDIUM |
| quickbooks accounting software | 8,100 | £2.07 | MEDIUM |
| accounting and software | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| software of accounting | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| software in accounting | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| software for accounting | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| software accounting software | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| software accounting packages | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| accounting software | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| accounting package software | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| accounting bookkeeping software | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| accounting and bookkeeping software | 6,600 | £49.05 | MEDIUM |
| project management agile software | 3,600 | £4.22 | MEDIUM |
| accounting software xero | 3,600 | £7.70 | MEDIUM |
| xero accounting software | 3,600 | £7.70 | MEDIUM |
| xero software accounting | 3,600 | £7.70 | MEDIUM |