Power BI Developer – Local Government / SEND (Contract)

Salt • Merseyside • 2w ago

Power BI Developer – Local Government / SEND (Contract)

£500/day | Outside IR35 | 3-6 months | Mostly remote | 35 hours/week

Salt is working with a North West-based Local Authority to recruit an experienced Power BI Developer to support performance reporting across their SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) service and Delivering Better Value (DMP) programme.

This role sits within a high-priority transformation programme aimed at improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND. You’ll be developing dashboards and reporting solutions in Power BI that give senior leaders and service managers the insight they need to manage performance and track delivery against key metrics.

Experience working with SEND, Education or Children’s Services data in Local Government is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and build interactive Power BI dashboards and reports
Translate performance and reporting needs into clear technical solutions
Connect and integrate data from multiple sources (Capita, SQL Server, Excel, SharePoint, APIs)
Build efficient, scalable data models (e.g. star schema)
Define and embed KPIs in collaboration with the Data Group, SEND Business Analyst, and Head of Service
Schedule data refreshes and manage gateway configurations
Ensure consistency, accuracy, and security of data across reports
Document data sources, transformation logic, and report structures
Support and train end-users in using Power BI reports
Work with the data and IT teams to improve data pipelines and infrastructure

Requirements:

Essential:

Significant experience developing dashboards and reports using Power BI
Strong SQL skills and experience with relational data sources
Proven ability to model data for performance and scalability
Strong organisational and communication skills
Experience working within a Local Government environment

Desirable:

Knowledge of SEND services, education data or children’s social care reporting
Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or similar
Microsoft Power BI certification

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements

Job Information

Job Reference: JO-2507-355254

Salary: £0.00 - £500.00 per day + Outside IR35

Salary per: day

Job Duration: 3-6 months

Job Start Date: 18/08/2025

Job Industries: Data

Job Locations: Merseyside

Job Types: Contract

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