Power BI Specialist

The Candidate Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing UK-based organization is looking for an experienced Power BI Specialist for a 6-month contract. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining dashboards, translating business requirements into visualizations, and building data models. Strong skills in Power BI and DAX are essential, along with the ability to communicate insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. This is a key position to transform data into actionable insights for senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Power BI.
• Advanced knowledge of DAX and data modeling.
• Experience working with SQL-based data sources.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards.
• Translate business requirements into data visualizations.
• Build and optimize data models using DAX.

Skills

Power BI (Desktop & Service)

DAX

SQL

Stakeholder management

Data visualization

Job description

A growing UK-based organisation is looking to hire an experienced Power BI Specialist on a 6‑month fixed term contract to support the development, optimisation, and delivery of business‑critical reporting and dashboards. This role will play a key part in transforming data into actionable insights for senior stakeholders across the business.

The successful candidate will work closely with non‑technical and technical teams to understand reporting requirements, build scalable data models, and deliver clear, impactful visualisations using Power BI.

What you'll be doing...

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports for a range of business functions
• Translate business requirements into effective data visualisations and reporting solutions
• Build and optimise data models, measures, and calculations using DAX
• Connect Power BI to multiple data sources including SQL databases, cloud platforms, and third‑party tools
• Ensure reports are accurate, scalable, and performant
• Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide insight‑led recommendations
• Support data governance, documentation, and best practices
• Deliver both project‑based reporting and ad‑hoc analysis as required

What we're looking for...

• Strong commercial experience with Power BI (Desktop & Service)
• Advanced knowledge of DAX and data modelling
• Experience working with SQL‑based data sources
• Proven ability to build end‑to‑end BI solutions from raw data to dashboard delivery
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to explain data and insights to non‑technical audiences