About this role
Salary: £117,000 - 117,000 per year
Requirements
- Applicants must hold a British passport; visa sponsorship is not available.
- Proven experience as a SQL Developer, with a track record of delivering reporting solutions within housing.
- Strong practical experience writing SQL queries against the NEC housing database.
- Excellent technical SQL skills and the ability to understand and adapt existing reporting code.
- Strong stakeholder communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
- Experience providing practical guidance and support to colleagues developing SQL reports.
- Ability to work independently in a mainly remote environment and attend an office in South London when required.
- Desirable: Experience with NECs Business Reporting module.
- Desirable: Experience with Business Objects, particularly extracting SQL code or migrating reports to another reporting platform.
- Desirable: Experience supporting reporting migrations or system implementation projects.
- Public sector experience is highly desirable but not essential.
Responsibilities
- Develop operational reports within NECs Business Reporting module using SQL.
- Write SQL queries against the NEC housing database to meet operational reporting requirements.
- Support the transition of existing reports from Business Objects into the new reporting module, including extracting and adapting SQL code.
- Work with stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and translate them into effective reporting solutions.
- Guide and support colleagues developing SQL reports, helping them resolve technical questions and build their capability.
- Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the organisation and its local authority partner.
- Contribute to the successful delivery of the reporting implementation project.
Technologies
- Support
- SQL
More
We are recruiting an experienced SQL Developer to support a housing organisation with the development of a new suite of operational reports in NECs Business Reporting module. As part of an implementation project, you will help transition reports from Business Objects to the new module; SQL is the approach selected for the first phase. The role is mainly remote, with ad hoc attendance required at an office in South London; fully remote working is not available. This is a 16-week contract, from 16 November 2026 to 7 March 2027, at £450 per day, outside IR35, for 36 hours per week.
Applications are being considered as soon as possible. Online interviews are targeted for 5 November 2026 and will last approximately 45 minutes, with competency-based questions and examples from your professional experience. Please apply with your latest CV highlighting relevant SQL development experience in housing and work with the NEC housing database. Rates depend on experience and client requirements.
last updated 44 week of 2026