Power BI consultant Manchester — remote BI delivery for MediaCityUK digital agencies, fintech companies, and Northern Powerhouse SMBs.
Lets Viz delivers Power BI dashboards and semantic models for Manchester and Greater Manchester businesses. Specialist in MediaCityUK digital agencies (broadcast, advertising, media buying), FCA-regulated financial services and fintech, and manufacturing and engineering firms across Greater Manchester, Salford, and the Northern Powerhouse corridor. From £2,500 for a 3-dashboard project. Fixed-price GBP billing. First dashboard in 10 business days.
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What Manchester Power BI clients get
Delivery benchmarks from Power BI engagements with Manchester digital agencies, financial services, and manufacturing firms.
£2,500
Projects from (3-dashboard scope)
10
Days to first live dashboard
£1,500/mo
Managed Power BI retainer from
Growing
MediaCityUK agencies served
Manchester is the second Power BI market in England — and it has different needs from London
Manchester's tech ecosystem is distinct from London's. MediaCityUK (the BBC, ITV, and dock10 studios hub in Salford) has created a cluster of digital agencies, broadcast technology firms, and advertising businesses. These firms need dashboards connecting their creative project data to financial reporting — a specific semantic model type we build for this segment. CampaignMonitor, The Mob, and Carat are examples of the Manchester creative economy.
Greater Manchester's fintech scene is growing fast — particularly around Manchester Science Park and MediaCityUK. Companies like Atom Bank (partner office), FinancialForce, and the Northern Powerhouse fintech cohort need FCA-ready data governance: row-level security, audit logs, GDPR-aligned data models, and regulatory reporting dashboards. We have built Power BI implementations aligned with FCA SYSC 11 data risk requirements.
Manchester's manufacturing and engineering base (the Northern Powerhouse corridor including Trafford, Salford, Bolton, and Wigan) needs operational dashboards: production KPIs, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), supply chain performance, and ERP integration. We connect Power BI to SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (the most common ERP stack in Northern England SMBs), and legacy manufacturing systems.
Manchester Day rate context: Manchester-based Power BI contractors typically quote £400–600/day. London boutiques serving Manchester remotely often apply London rates (£600–900/day). We provide London-quality semantic model work at a fixed GBP project price — from £2,500 for a 3-dashboard project. No office overhead in Manchester or London embedded in our pricing.
IST-to-GMT timezone: Manchester is on GMT (UTC+0, BST UTC+1 in summer). IST 10 AM to 10 PM = GMT 4:30 AM to 4:30 PM. We cover the full Manchester business day from around IST 2:30 PM onward, and our early-morning IST work is available for Manchester's 9 AM review. Same-day response for any request raised before Manchester lunch.
What Manchester clients get on a Lets Viz Power BI engagement
Our Offerings
MediaCityUK digital agency dashboards
Campaign performance dashboards consolidating Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and programmatic spend. Creative project margin and billable utilisation tracking (connecting project management tools to finance). Broadcast production KPI dashboards for MediaCityUK TV and production companies. Quarterly business review packs delivered as Power BI reports rather than static decks.
Manchester-specific sector depth, FCA governance, and no Manchester or London office overhead in our pricing
Most Manchester Power BI options are either expensive London firms treating Manchester as an overflow market or freelancers without enterprise semantic model depth. We fill the gap between the two.
MediaCityUK and Northern England sector depth
Digital agency dashboards, broadcast production reporting, fintech regulatory dashboards, and manufacturing OEE — these are the four dominant Manchester Power BI use cases. We have established patterns for each. Not London-centric financial services templates applied to a Manchester context.
FCA-ready delivery as standard
Manchester fintech and financial services firms need SMCR documentation, FCA SYSC 11 audit trail, and GDPR-aligned data models. We include FCA governance setup (RLS, audit logging, PII classification) as standard for regulated-sector clients — not as an expensive add-on.
No London or Manchester office overhead
London boutiques bill Manchester clients at £600–900/day to cover their Soho or Shoreditch overheads. Manchester-based agencies apply similar logic. We operate without either overhead — which means fixed project pricing from £2,500 that a Manchester agency would charge £8,000+ to deliver at comparable semantic model quality.
Fixed GBP pricing — transparent
From £2,500 for a 3-dashboard project. Managed retainers from £1,500/month. Fixed GBP pricing, no currency risk, no day-rate ambiguity. Same pricing discipline as our Birmingham and London delivery — competitive across the full UK Northern and Midlands market.
From data access to a first Manchester dashboard in 10 business days
A strategic approach tailored to your business needs.
Day 1–2 — Scoping and sector context
We review your data sources and confirm your sector requirements (MediaCityUK agency, fintech, manufacturing, construction). FCA governance requirements noted. Fixed GBP scope document within 48 hours.
Day 3–6 — Semantic model build
Star-schema model built. UK fiscal year (April to March) and UK date table configured. FCA RLS and audit logging set up if in scope. ERP connections (Business Central, SAP) established.
Day 7–10 — Dashboards live
Reports built in your Power BI workspace. All metrics cross-referenced against source data. Every dashboard reviewed in a Manchester-hours call before handover. First dashboard live in 10 business days.
Day 11+ — Handover and optional retainer
Handover call in Manchester hours, SMCR/FCA documentation if applicable. Optional managed retainer from £1,500/month. Month-to-month, same billing discipline as a Manchester agency retainer.
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Book a free 30-minute scoping call at Manchester business hours. Fixed GBP quote within 48 hours. First dashboard in 10 business days.