Contract Data Analyst (BigQuery) - Inside IR35
Location: Manchester - 2 days a week in the office
Contract: 3 months (Inside IR35)
Day Rate: Up to £600 a day (Inside IR35)
Start Date: ASAP
About the Role
I'm seeking an experienced Data Analyst with deep expertise in Google BigQuery to join my clients award winning analytics team on a 3 month contract, payinmg up to £600 a day. You will play a key role in transforming raw data into actionable insights, building scalable data models, and supporting business stakeholders with high-quality analysis.
This role sits inside IR35, and the successful contractor will be engaged via an approved umbrella company.
Key Responsibilities
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Develop, maintain, and optimise BigQuery datasets, SQL queries, and analytical data models.
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Analyse large, complex data sets to produce actionable insights for business and product teams.
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Build automated dashboards in Looker Studio, Tableau, or similar BI tools.
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Collaborate with Data Engineers to improve data quality, pipelines, and structure.
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Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into analytical outputs.
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Create robust documentation and ensure best practices across data governance and security.
Essential Skills & Experience
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Proven experience as a Data Analyst or BI Analyst in mid-to-large data environments.
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Advanced SQL, with significant hands-on experience using Google BigQuery for analytics at scale.
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Strong data modelling skills (star/snowflake schema, optimisation, partitioning, clustering).
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Experience building dashboards using Looker Studio, Looker, Power BI, or Tableau.
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Proficiency working with large datasets and performance-tuning analytical queries.
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Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex data for non-technical stakeholders.
Desirable
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Experience with Python for data analysis/ETL.
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Exposure to GCP ecosystem (Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub).
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