Keyword · US · updated 2026-07-11
software engineering
- Monthly searches
- 90,500
- CPC
- $19.49
- Competition
- 0.38
Also searched
- software engineer 90,500
- software engineers 90,500
- engineer software 74,000
- software for engineering 74,000
Monthly average for US, from the Google Ads API: the same numbers you'd see in Google Ads.
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| Keyword | Volume | CPC | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| software engineer | 90,500 | $19.49 | 16/20 |
| software engineers | 90,500 | $17.36 | 15/20 |
| engineer software | 74,000 | $15.43 | 14/20 |
| software for engineering | 74,000 | $15.43 | 13/20 |
| software engineering course | 12,100 | $31.23 | 13/20 |
| software engineer course | 12,100 | $31.23 | 12/20 |
| software engineering courses | 12,100 | $31.23 | 12/20 |
| what is software engineering | 6,600 | $11.00 | 18/20 |
| what is a software engineer | 6,600 | $11.00 | 12/20 |
| computer software engineer | 1,600 | $17.43 | 16/20 |
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