UK PPC Index
UK PPC Index for Mortgage Brokers for August 2026
Average Google Ads cost-per-click for the Mortgage Brokers vertical in the United Kingdom, based on a basket of 25 high-volume commercial keywords. Updated monthly.
This month's findings
Mortgage brokers produced the sharpest single-month move in the Peak Digital UK PPC Index in June 2026, with head-term CPC up 38.2 per cent to £2.99 and tail-term CPC up 36.9 per cent to £2.80. Both are 24-month highs, and head CPC has now doubled against June 2025, a rise of 101.1 per cent, with tail up 48.6 per cent over the same comparison. Against the prior 12 months, head sits 42.5 per cent above its £2.10 average and tail 34.2 per cent above its £2.08 average. The head-term series has moved from £0.88 in August 2024 to £2.99 this month, the largest proportional range of any head-term series in the panel. The tail discount to head stood at £0.19, on a sample of 24 keywords.
Top 25 keywords by search volume
| Keyword | Monthly searches | CPC (USD) | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| best mortgage rates uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| uk best mortgage rates | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| uk best mortgage deals | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| rates for mortgage today | 33,100 | £1.10 | MEDIUM |
| mortgage rates uk best | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| loan mortgage rates today | 33,100 | £1.10 | MEDIUM |
| best uk mortgage rates | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best uk mortgage deals | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best uk fixed mortgage rates | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best rates mortgage uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best mortgage uk rates | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best fixed mortgage rates uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best mortgage rates in uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best mortgage rates in the uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best mortgage rates england | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best mortgage rate deals uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best mortgage fixed rates uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best mortgage deals uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best mortgage deals in uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best mortgage deals in the uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |
| best fixed rate mortgage rates uk | 33,100 | £1.63 | HIGH |