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Data Governance Specialist - 6 months - Inside IR35 - Hybrid in Warwick
Posted 4 days ago by Hamilton Barnes
A Data Governance Specialist is needed for a 6-month hybrid contract in Warwick, focusing on the migration of customer d...
- Rate £400 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Hyrbid in Warwick, UK
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Power Platform Developer - SQL
Posted 4 days ago by Sanderson Recruitment
The Power Platform Developer role focuses on developing custom applications and automating business processes using Powe...
- Rate £550 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton
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About Our Inside IR35 Power Platform Contract Roles
What does a power platform contractor do?
Power Platform contractors are engaged to design, build, and maintain solutions using Microsoft's low-code and automation platform, which encompasses Power Apps for custom application development, Power Automate for workflow and process automation, Power BI for analytics and reporting, and Power Virtual Agents for chatbot development. Power Platform contracting has grown significantly as Microsoft has positioned the suite as the productivity and automation layer of the Microsoft 365 and Azure ecosystems, enabling organisations to build custom applications and automated workflows without the overhead of full custom software development. Contract engagements arise when organisations are building specific Power Apps or automation solutions, when a Power Platform Centre of Excellence is being established, or when governance and development standards need to be applied to a sprawling landscape of citizen-developer built solutions.
Power Platform contractors are expected to have practical experience building production-grade solutions across the relevant components of the suite rather than shallow familiarity with all four products. Power Apps contractors need experience building Canvas Apps and Model-Driven Apps, including proficiency in Power Fx formula language for Canvas Apps, Dataverse data modelling for Model-Driven Apps, and the integration of Power Apps with SharePoint, Dynamics 365, and external APIs via connectors and custom connectors. Power Automate contractors need expertise designing complex multi-step automated flows, including exception handling, approval workflows, and integration with Azure services. For enterprise roles, experience with Power Platform governance tools including the Centre of Excellence Starter Kit, environment management, Data Loss Prevention policies, and solution-based deployment practices using managed solutions is expected.
What is the market like for power platform contractors?
Power Platform contracting is a rapidly growing and active market within the Microsoft ecosystem, driven by the accelerating adoption of low-code development across UK organisations seeking to digitise manual processes and build custom operational applications without the cost and lead time of traditional software development. Microsoft's heavy investment in the Power Platform as the automation and application layer of its cloud ecosystem has created a growing and increasingly sophisticated contractor market. The most valuable Power Platform contractors are those who combine deep Power Platform technical skills with strong solution architecture ability and governance experience, enabling them to move beyond simple automation tasks into building complex, enterprise-grade solutions. Rates reflect this technical and architectural depth and sit above the market for general low-code development.
What does Inside IR35 mean?
IR35 is UK tax legislation that determines whether a contractor is genuinely self-employed or working in a manner that resembles employment. When a contract is classified as inside IR35, income tax and National Insurance are deducted at source, typically via an umbrella company or agency PAYE. Headline day rates on inside IR35 engagements are generally higher than equivalent outside IR35 roles to account for the tax and employment cost structure.
Inside IR35 determinations are made where the working arrangements are considered to resemble employment, based on factors including the level of client control, the absence of a genuine right of substitution, and the presence of mutuality of obligation. Since April 2021, the end client is responsible for making this determination for medium and large private sector organisations. Many employers in financial services, government, and professional services assess the majority of their contractor engagements as inside IR35.
On QualityContracts.co.uk, approximately 49% of roles with a stated IR35 status are classified as inside IR35, making it the most common arrangement across the contract market. The proportion varies by sector and role type. Each listing on this page displays its IR35 status where provided by the hiring organisation.
What power platform roles are usually Inside IR35?
Around 45% of Power Platform contracts with a stated status are inside IR35, concentrated in organisations that have adopted the Power Platform at scale and need ongoing administration, governance, and development support. Managing the platform environment, building new apps and flows to meet business requests, and maintaining governance policies integrates the contractor into the client's IT or digital function. Government departments and large corporates with substantial Microsoft 365 estates generate most inside IR35 Power Platform demand.
How much do power platform contractors usually earn when working Inside IR35?
Contract rates for power platform roles typically range from £400 to £750 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Inside IR35 rates are typically 15% to 30% higher than equivalent outside IR35 roles to account for tax and national insurance deducted at source by the fee-payer.
How many Inside IR35 power platform vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 150 power platform contract roles across the site. Around one third of the roles currently listed on the site fall Inside IR35. Data reviewed up to June 2026.