Power BI & Fabric Manchester UG #pbiMCR

#PBIMCR IS BACK FOR 2025 👏 When: Thursday 30th of Jan 2025 Time: arrive for 5:30pm with talks starting from 6pm Location: Bruntwood SciTech MTC, Oxford Road Complimentary Drinks and Pizza will be provided by our long-time sponsor Robert Walters Speaker: Juliana Smith, CITP MBCS, Ian Pike & David Mitchell Topics: Implementing alternative accessible colours in Power BI Reports Followed by latest news from Microsoft Ignite conference with updates on Fabric and what 2025 has instore... RSVP via link in comments :-) Jon Baylis 💀 Johnny Winter 💀 Ben Howard Ayden Bogle Chris Ingman Alex Taylor - CertRP Lewis Holmes

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It's #PBIMCR week!!! 🙌 🧑💻 📈 We are really excited to be back this Thursday (30/01) over at Bruntwood SciTech (MTC) on Oxford Road with two fantastic talks. Speaker: Juliana Smith, CITP MBCS, Ian Pike & David Mitchell Topics: Implementing alternative accessible colours in Power BI Reports Followed by latest news from Microsoft Ignite conference with updates on Fabric and what 2025 has instore... When: Thursday 30th of Jan 2025 Time: arrive for 5:30pm with talks starting from 6pm Location: Bruntwood SciTech MTC, Oxford Road Complimentary to attend with Drinks and Pizza provided by our long-term sponsor Robert Walters RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/eenZ67Et

Next weeks #PBIMCR has over 100 RSVPs ... With limited places left please reserve your space - link in comments.

Next weeks #PBIMCR has over 100 RSVPs ... With limited places left please reserve your space - link in comments.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙨 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙚 With the UK government’s upcoming increase in employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) in April, many employers are re-evaluating whether to hire a Contractor vs a Permanent hire. Contractors will cost more per day to account for the uncertainty of freelancing. On the other hand, employers avoid the additional costs associated with permanent employees — such as national insurance, equipment, training, pension contributions, and holiday pay—which are set to increase with the NIC rise. Contractors can also provide flexibility, allowing businesses to scale up or down based on demand, which can reduce idle workforce costs. Here are 8 benefits to hiring a contractor: 𝟭) 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 - Consultants and contractors are an expert at what they do, so should be quickly to get up to speed with what you need. 𝟮) 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 - They are a temporary solution, and do not require an annual salary. 𝟯) 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀- When there is urgent or short-term work to be done or expert skills are needed for a finite period, using a contractor can offer great advantages. 𝟰) 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 - They are only joining for a short period of time, and should know that they need to make an instant impact. 𝟱) 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 - Employers have greater flexibility when hiring and dismissing contractors. 𝟲) 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 - With more skilled employees looking for the flexibility that contract work allows, businesses may hire more contract workers to take advantage of a vast talent pool and stay competitive. 𝟳) 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆- Contract workers offer specialized skills and often need minimal training to be productive. 𝟴) 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 – Once a professional contractor has been given a briefing and a deadline, they will generally be able to get on with the task at hand. If interested in discussing hiring a contractor for your team please get in touch with me: 📧 alex.taylor@robertwalters.com  📲 07867393327 You can also request a copy of our latest 2025 RW Salary Survey link in comments. #ContractorHiring #BusinessFlexibility #WorkforceOptimization #SpecializedSkills #TalentAcquisition #CostEffectiveSolutions #HiringStrategy #IT

Over 80 RSVPs for next weeks #PBIMCR If you’re interested in attending please sign up ✍️

🚀 2025 .. the year of the Contractor ? 🚀 Only 2 weeks into the new year and I’ve already noticed a general uplift in the Contract market and appetite from decision makers to take on SME contractors to add immediate value to driving forward Data projects in 2025. If you are a decision maker / hiring manager; I can help you find exceptional contractors at very short-notice across the following specialisms: 👨💻 BI/Data Engineers (Azure/AWS/DataBricks) 👩💻 Data Product Officers 👨💻 Data Governance Leads 👩💻 Heads of Data / Data Leaders 🧑💻 Data Migration / Data Modellers 👩💻 Data Architects 🧑💻 Data Scientists / ML Engineers 👨💻 BI Developers/Data Visualisation Specialists (SQL/PBI/Tableau) Get in touch if you'd like to hear more regarding calibre of candidate and rates etc. 📲 07867393327 📧 alex.taylor@robertwalters.com #BIEngineer #DataEngineer #DataArchitect #DataGovernance #PowerBI #DataBricks #Fabric #DataScience #DataProductOfficers

🚀 Fabric Data Engineer Contract Role 🚀 📍 Location: Fully Remote (with occasional trips to UK client sites) 📃 Contract Duration: 3-6 months 💷 Day Rate: Up to £500 per day (Outside IR35) Role Overview: Contract Fabric Data Engineer wanted for my clients migration of data infrastructure into the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. Essential Experience: * Strong expertise with the Microsoft Fabric Stack (incl. Synapse & Azure) * Experience in deploying and managing Power BI If interested in applying for this role see advert in comments

RSVP's now open for #PBIMCR 1st Meetup of 2025! https://lnkd.in/eenZ67Et