Ranking: how search results are ordered (draft)

Draft: this text has not been checked by a lawyer yet.

SkillWeb shows providers who match your search. This page explains in plain words how the results are ordered (Regulation (EU) 2019/1150, Article 5).

What decides the order

1. Distance. If you enter a postcode, the providers closest to it come first. A provider who works on site appears only if your postcode is inside the area they have set. Providers who work remotely always appear, without a distance, and come after the providers that have one.
2. Name. Providers at the same distance, and all results when no postcode is entered, are sorted alphabetically by their public name.

What does not change the order

• Payment. Nobody can pay to appear higher. SkillWeb has no paid placement and no advertising.
• Ratings and reviews. Reviews are shown on the providers, but they do not change the order. If we change that, we will update this page first.
• Category or number of services. They only decide whether a provider matches your filter.

Who appears at all

Only published profiles. A profile is published when it is complete and the documents needed for its services have been checked by our team. A suspended or switched-off profile does not appear.

Filters you choose

Category, text search and postcode only narrow the list. They do not reorder it, except that the postcode sets the distance.

We will update this page whenever the way results are ordered changes. Last updated: 11 November 2026.