Power BI Developer

Job Description

Power Bi Dev – 6 Month Contract – Inside IR35 – Scotland Based

Rate – £420

Job Description

The Power BI Developer will be responsible for designing and developing high-quality analytical and reporting solutions using Power BI. They will translate business and user requirements into intuitive, performant, and well-governed dashboards, reports, and semantic models that enable effective decision-making.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary Agile delivery team, the Power BI Developer will ensure that reporting solutions are technically robust, accessible, secure, and aligned with organisational data standards

Role Criteria Essential Skills & Knowledge

We require all our suppliers to strictly look into these skill set when they search and submit candidates for this position

Demonstrable experience of:

• Designing and developing Power BI reports and dashboards that meet business requirements, with strong usability, accessibility, and visual clarity
• Translating user stories and acceptance criteria into effective reporting and analytical solutions
• Designing and developing semantic models aligned to best-practice dimensional modelling approaches (e.g., star schema principles)
• Collaborating with Business Analysts and Data Engineers to ensure requirements are clear and underlying data structures support reporting needs
• Optimising report performance through model design, query tuning, and best-practice development techniques
• Effectively utilising Power BI Service components including workspace configuration, deployment pipelines, access controls, and row-level security
• Applying governance, version control, and documentation standards to ensure maintainability and scalability
• Supporting testing and validation activities, including resolving defects and ensuring outputs meet acceptance criteria
• Contributing to user adoption through demonstrations, guidance, and support materials
• Using dimensional models and understanding how model design impacts performance and usability
• Managing Power BI Service environments, including security and deployment processes
• Data governance, accessibility standards, and secure data handling
• Working within Agile delivery teams

The successful candidate will also have strong analytical skills, an attention to detail and ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

3-7+ years’ experience with demonstrable experience in Power BI development and analytics solutions is expected.