UK PPC Index
UK PPC Index for Recruitment Agencies for August 2026
Average Google Ads cost-per-click for the Recruitment Agencies vertical in the United Kingdom, based on a basket of 25 high-volume commercial keywords. Updated monthly.
This month's findings
Recruitment agencies fell back in June 2026, with head-term CPC down 9.4 per cent to £1.81 and tail-term CPC down 10.2 per cent to £1.85 after May's step up. Both remain above their year-ago levels, head by 17.9 per cent and tail by 16.0 per cent, and modestly above their prior 12-month averages of £1.74 and £1.81. The two series sit closer together than in any other month of the window, with a tail premium of £0.03 against a range of £0.03 to £0.15 over the 24 months, one of the tightest couplings in the Peak Digital UK PPC Index. Head CPC is still £0.63 below the 24-month high of £2.44 recorded in October 2024. The June sample covered 25 keywords, against 13 in January 2026, the thinnest reading in the panel that month.
Top 25 keywords by search volume
| Keyword | Monthly searches | CPC (USD) | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| agencies recruitment near me | 49,500 | £0.97 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agency near.me | 49,500 | £0.97 | MEDIUM |
| agency recruitment near me | 49,500 | £0.97 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agency near me | 49,500 | £0.97 | MEDIUM |
| job staffing agency near me | 49,500 | £0.97 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agencies near.me | 49,500 | £0.97 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agencies near me | 49,500 | £0.97 | MEDIUM |
| staffing agency london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| agencies recruitment london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agency london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agency in london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agencies london uk | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agencies london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agencies in london uk | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agencies in london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| recruitment agencies for london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| london staffing agency | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| london recruitment agencies | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| london agency recruitment | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| job recruitment agency in london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| job recruitment agencies in london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| agency recruitment london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |
| agency recruitment in london | 22,200 | £1.70 | MEDIUM |