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Ajay Kumar D.
Last position:
Senior BI and Analytics Engineer at Novartis
- Led enterprise reporting modernization by migrating legacy SSRS reporting solutions to Power BI, supporting 500+ business users while ensuring full GDPR/DSGVO compliance.
- Designed and optimized Power BI and Microsoft Fabric semantic models using star schema, dimensional modeling, advanced DAX, and performance optimization techniques, reducing query latency by 25%.
- Delivered 20+ executive and operational dashboards featuring KPI scorecards, drill-through, bookmarks, and row-level security, improving reporting efficiency by 20%.
- Enabled self-service analytics through governed Power BI datasets, dataflows, and gateway architecture, increasing business-led reporting adoption by 35%.
- Configured an incremental refresh policy and query folding for a 50+ million row sales dataset, reducing daily report refresh times by 85%.
- Deployed automated ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, and Snowflake, reducing reporting delivery timelines by 40% through workflow automation.
- Spearheaded Microsoft Fabric analytics modernization initiatives including lakehouse architecture, OneLake integration, and centralized data platform development, reducing data latency from 2 hours to 20 minutes.
- Translated business requirements from 15+ stakeholders into scalable Power BI semantic models and dashboards, improving reporting consistency and reducing ad-hoc reporting requests by 25%.
- Applied Microsoft Copilot and generative AI tools to accelerate SQL development, DAX authoring, technical documentation, and testing activities, reducing development effort by approximately 15 hours per week.
Yaroslav S.
Last position:
Senior Low-Code Consultant at Freelancer
Structured analysis and evaluation of business processes
Gathering, documenting, and prioritizing requirements
Creating business-friendly and technically executable process models
Use of Camunda tools
Deriving requirements and interfaces from BPMN diagrams
Coordination with stakeholders and business units
Translating business requirements into technical solution designs
Implementing efficient and tailored applications
Systematic collection, analysis, and documentation of requirements
Prioritizing and validating requirements in close collaboration with stakeholders
Alignment between business and development to ensure shared objectives
Creating use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Continuous requirements and change management throughout the project lifecycle
Define project goals and create project plans
Delegate tasks and monitor project progress
Monitor budgets and inform stakeholders
Mendix: Architecture, development, and maintenance of custom applications (Microflows, Domain Model, Security, XPath)
Modeling Mendix workflows for process optimization
Develop scalable apps with Mendix including REST/SOAP integration with SAP, SQL, Azure & SharePoint
UI design for Mendix using Atlas UI, Fluent UI, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Develop web & mobile apps with Mendix using agile methods (Scrum, Kanban)
Implement business logic with Mendix Microflows and Nanoflows
Performance optimization and architecture improvements for Mendix applications
Conduct Mendix training
Create technical documentation and best practices for Mendix
Coaching and mentoring for low-code development with Mendix
Shishir V.
Last position:
IT Project Manager, Scrum Master, IT Application Manager at TATA Consultancy Services
Led end-to-end delivery of complex international customer-facing IT and system transformation projects across mobility, retail, life sciences, and product development domains.
Managed project opportunities and delivery initiatives from concept development, planning, execution, migration, validation, deployment, and final customer acceptance.
Acted as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, ensuring alignment between customers, business units, suppliers, and delivery teams.
Ensured timely project execution through proactive monitoring of milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and resource requirements.
Led and coordinated global cross-functional teams of 20+ members across multiple time zones. Served as the central coordination point for project activities, ensuring accountability, milestones, progress tracking, and timely resolution of issues across multiple stakeholders. Managed status reporting with all the stakeholders, providing clear and timely updates to ensure alignment on project goals.
Provided functional leadership, mentoring, coaching, and issue resolution support to project team members. Worked closely with senior leadership and executive stakeholders to define project charter and project scope, priorities, milestones, manage dependencies, success criteria and achieve project goals.
Collaborated closely with senior leadership, business stakeholders, suppliers, operations teams, and external partners to define project objectives and ensure successful execution.
Managed stakeholder communication through executive dashboards, KPIs, governance reviews, steering committee meetings, and project status reporting.
Anticipated business needs and provided effective technical solutions in a timely manner to improve business satisfaction.
Led and supported sub-project management structures, ensuring consistent execution, reporting, and escalation across complex initiatives.
Managed supplier relationships and service providers to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, service levels, timelines, and quality expectations.
Supported vendor selection processes, RFP evaluations, delivery governance, cost monitoring, and performance reviews.
Controlled project budgets, forecasts, resource allocations, and financial tracking to ensure delivery within approved constraints.
Scheduled workshops explaining the business requirement, prioritizing project goals and managing change.
Oversaw cloud migrations (Azure/ AWS), database migrations/upgrades, system upgrades, infrastructure & application modernization, data management, legacy decommissioning initiatives, AI solutioning, transition plan of 2000+ applications etc.
Coordinated execution, deployment, integration, commissioning, data migration and handover activities to ensure production readiness.
Led a cross-functional team proactively managing dependencies and resolving project issues to closure, while maintaining delivery timelines.
Proactively managed project risks, dependencies, issues, change requests, and escalations to ensure predictable project outcomes.
Ensured compliance with GxP, ITIL, corporate governance standards, validation requirements, and audit controls.
Led internal and external audit support activities, validation documentation, CAPA coordination, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
Drove process standardization, automation, and governance improvements across project delivery functions.
Led application rationalization initiatives resulting in the retirement of more than 50 legacy applications, improving operational efficiency and reducing maintenance costs.
Currently driving Generative AI initiatives to automate project documentation, reporting, knowledge management, and delivery processes.
Facilitated lessons learned workshops and implemented continuous improvement actions to enhance project execution effectiveness.
Volker H.
Last position:
Data Analyst at Optaro GmbH
Creation of workflows for generating the data basis for the article import of a web shop: combining data from several sources, analyzing the requirements, designing the process with Jupyter Notebooks and Knime. Also creating code for automation in Python using Polars and Pandas.
Processing the source data, filtering and merging the source files and creating the needed intermediate products, creating the upload files, plausibility checks, quality checks.
Technologies used: PyCharm, Python, Jupyter Notebooks, SQL, Knime. Pandas, Polars
Marcus B.
Last position:
Data Engineer at Deutsche Bahn AG via Scoore GmbH
- Development of ETL pipelines with Talend (7/ Enterprise)
- Development/adaptation of database schema/database functions (PostgreSQL)
- Development of GIT CI pipelines
Technologies: Talend Enterprise, Git, PostgreSQL, Dbeaver, SQL, PL-SQL, Liquibase
Monika T.
Last position:
Senior ETL Lead at Takeda GmbH
- Led design, development, and deployment of data solutions supporting a major pharma acquisition for Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, delivering transparency reporting systems across Azure,Databricks (Python and Shell Scripting) platforms.
- Owned,Designed and developed scalable ELT pipelines to process Customer and Product data using Azure, complex SQL, Databricks, and shell scripting, enabling efficient data integration and processing across multiple sources including job orchestration and workflow automation.
- Implemented performance optimization techniques (query tuning, parallelism, workload optimization), improving system efficiency and processing time.
- Applied strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess technical solutions and support business requirements for compliance and transparency reporting.
- Designed scalable data foundations suitable for downstream analytics and AI workloads.
- Led data quality initiatives by assessing multiple source data, defining quality metrics, and establishing processes for monitoring and continuous improvement.
Stefan W.
Last position:
Architect/Software Developer at Global Logistics Support GmbH
Task
- Further development of a new ERP system with Blazor
- Creation of e-invoices with the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD format
- UI/UX design Client-server system
- Windows 11 Technology
- Microsoft .NET 9, Git, Azure DevOps, ASP.NET, MSSQL, Blazor Programming languages
- C#, MVVM Development tools
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2022 Database
- MSSQL Industry
- Other
Michael T.
Last position:
ETL Developer at Insurance service provider
DWH for customer and financial data
- Extension of the DWH with new data sources
- Report development
- Data quality management
Methodology: Scrum
Tools: Atlassian Confluence & Jira
Databases: Microsoft SQL Server
Programming languages: SQL, T-SQL
ETL: Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Frontend platform: PowerBI, Microsoft Reporting Services
Olga M.
Last position:
Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG
- Implemented the BI solution and replaced the old BI landscape
- Led the “Sales Bonus Plan” subproject: expanded the existing solution and migrated to Azure (Databricks)
- Led the “Cognos Migration” subproject: expanded existing data warehouses based on MS technologies (source systems: Oracle), analyzed business requirements and designed the technical solution
- Expanded the relational DWH database
- Developed ETL processes using SSIS
- Developed the multidimensional database (OLAP Cubes/SSAS)
Ernst H.
Last position:
Support/Development/Consulting – Process Development, E-Invoicing, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD
- Support and further development of a complex process for creating XML documents for electronic invoices / E-Invoicing (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD)
- Automation of operational processes, process development and optimization
- Development of frontend applications with MS Power Apps
- Porting SQL Server 2016 to SQL Server 2022
- SQL Server database administration
Vincent R.
Last position:
Freelancer at VINROTLAB.IO
- Consulting and creation of various web applications based on SharePoint and the React framework for different clients
- Development and testing of accessible apps for SharePoint
- Creation of various test cases for test automation
- Development of various solutions based on Azure
- Creation of various web services based on .NET
- Development of various SharePoint Framework solutions
- Development of various UI solutions based on SharePoint
- Consulting and creation of various Power Apps applications and Power Automate for the steel industry and an IT consulting company
- Support, consulting, and development with offshore teams for SharePoint 2013, 2016, and microservices for a logistics company
- Consulting, concept design, and development of microservices and web applications based on Microsoft technology and the React framework for a logistics company
- Consulting, concept design, and development of various SharePoint Framework solutions on SharePoint 2016 for logistics
- Consulting for the migration from SharePoint 2010 to 2016 for an IT consulting company
Henok A.
Last position:
Founder and Managing Director at Afworki GmbH IT-Consulting
The goal of Afworki GmbH IT-Consulting is to make small and medium-sized companies more competitive by overcoming challenges in digitalization, automation, and data management.
Tailored technology, strategy, and specialist consulting designed to meet the individual needs of each company.
Analyzing the company's current situation and developing the best possible solution together with the client.
Using both agile and classical IT project management methods to deliver projects on time and within budget.
Focusing on automating and orchestrating all data flows in a data warehouse to create a unified and standardized data foundation.
Considering the dependencies between IT and business to achieve sustainable positive effects.
Employing modern strategies and tools specifically tailored to the company's needs.
Supporting digitalization, the introduction of agile working methods, and the creation of up-to-date reports and analyses.
Objective: streamlining management and enabling well-founded, data-driven decision-making.
Markus I.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer Microsoft at Technidata IT-Service GmbH
As part of the project, I was responsible for operating a Citrix farm for 600 users, including optimizing the user experience and ensuring high availability.
I managed and optimized the entire application landscape of a major customer, evaluated and implemented application updates, and ensured the compatibility and security of the software in use.
I managed user accounts, implemented security policies, and monitored system performance.
I administered Azure Entra ID to control identities and access rights, implemented security policies, and synchronized on-premises directories with the cloud.
I implemented and managed Microsoft Intune for central management of client devices, including the configuration and management of BitLocker for disk encryption.
I managed file servers and NTFS permissions to ensure secure and efficient data access management.
I handled change requests and last-level support tickets efficiently to solve complex system issues and improve user satisfaction.
I supported and advised the customer team on various topics and projects, identified areas for improvement, and implemented best practices.
Technologies used:
- Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2 and 2022
- Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online
- Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Entra ID Connect
- BitLocker
- PowerShell scripting
- Microsoft Intune
- LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
- DNS services (Domain Name System)
- Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
Moez S.
Last position:
Data Engineer at Loschelder Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
- Designed a future-proof client database for marketing purposes
- Analyzed requirements, designed, and modeled an entity-relationship model
- Consolidated and optimized a client file from various data sources for targeted marketing campaigns
- Worked closely with marketing and IT in an agile environment to iteratively develop the solution
- Technologies and methods: MS Office (mainly Excel), MS Dynamics CRM, MS SharePoint
Hicham M.
Last position:
Freelance Software Developer at Buhl Data Service GmbH
- Backend development: .Net 8, C#, PostgreSQL, Entity Framework Core, REST Web APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Open API Swagger, Apache Airflow, Resharper, Git, Microservices, SOAP, gRPC, Hangfire, OAuth 2, GraphQL
- Interface development for document processing with SmartFix, Softexpansion and Natif.ai: C#, REST API, Resharper, Git
- Deployment: Azure DevOps YAML, Vanilla Helmchart, Rancher, Kubernetes Cluster, Linux Docker, Windows VM, Python
- Unit tests and integration tests
- Telemetry, Kibana, Grafana, Elastic Search
- Work in a Kanban team of 8 developers, 1 tester and one Product Owner
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Statistics of experts using SQL Server Reporting Services
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
43%
Doctorate
4%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts using SQL Server Reporting Services
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 26 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SQL Server Reporting Services experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (95%)
- Manufacturing (52%)
- Banking and Finance (48%)
- Professional Services (48%)
- Automotive (47%)
- Healthcare (47%)
- Retail (39%)
- Transportation (37%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Reporting foundations
SQL Server Reporting Services, commonly called SSRS, is Microsoft’s server-based reporting platform for turning structured data into operational and analytical reports. It connects to SQL Server and other supported data sources, then publishes browser-based, printable and exportable reports. Companies use it for finance packs, sales summaries, inventory views, compliance documents and recurring management information.
Report formats
SSRS is built for paginated output, where precise page layout, grouping and printing matter. Specialists create parameterized reports, drill-down views, subreports, charts, tables and matrix layouts. They also configure exports such as Excel, PDF, Word and CSV while preserving useful formatting for different audiences.
- Build pixel-precise invoices and operational documents
- Create dashboards with filters, parameters and drill-through actions
- Schedule report delivery by email or shared location
- Migrate legacy reports and standardize report templates
Data and tooling
Strong SSRS work depends on more than report layout. Experts write and tune T-SQL queries, stored procedures and views, and understand joins, aggregations and indexing. They work with SQL Server Data Tools, Report Builder, Visual Studio projects, shared data sources, datasets and deployment environments. Familiarity with Power BI Report Server can help when organizations operate both paginated and interactive reporting.
Security and delivery
SSRS installations require careful control of access, subscriptions and data exposure. Professionals configure folders, roles, Windows or custom authentication, shared credentials and row-level filtering where needed. They also manage report server configuration, deployment targets, caching, snapshots and scheduled execution so reports remain reliable under regular business use.
When expertise helps
Companies often bring in freelance SSRS specialists during migrations, reporting backlogs, platform upgrades or audits. External support is useful when internal teams know the business data but lack time for report engineering, or when a report server has become difficult to maintain.
- Replace fragile manual spreadsheets with governed reports
- Improve slow datasets and report rendering
- Move reports between development, test and production
- Connect reporting requirements to existing SQL Server schemas
Quality signals
A capable professional clarifies the business question before choosing a dataset or visual. They separate query logic from presentation, document parameters and dependencies, test exports and validate totals against trusted source data. They also consider accessibility, maintainability and deployment controls rather than delivering a report that works only on one person’s desktop.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about SQL Server Reporting Services.
SQL Server Reporting Services is used to create, publish and distribute paginated reports from SQL Server and other data sources. Typical outputs include financial statements, invoices, operational schedules, inventory reports and parameterized management summaries.
SSRS is designed mainly for paginated, print-ready and highly structured reports with predictable page layouts. Power BI is usually stronger for interactive exploration and visual analytics, while many organizations use both when they need operational documents alongside dashboards.
A strong SQL Server Reporting Services specialist usually understands T-SQL, stored procedures, database design and query performance. Useful adjacent skills include SQL Server Data Tools, Report Builder, Visual Studio, Power BI Report Server, security configuration and deployment automation.
The scope of SQL Server Reporting Services work matters more than a fixed experience label. A simple report may need someone who can handle datasets and layout, while migrations, security redesigns or performance issues call for a professional who has managed report servers and production dependencies.
Yes, SSRS work can often be completed remotely when the specialist has secure access to the required databases, repositories and environments. Clear documentation, sample outputs and agreed validation procedures are important, especially when reports depend on restricted business data.
For SQL Server Reporting Services work, provide sample reports, expected output formats, data-source details and the intended deployment environment. It also helps to explain access rules, delivery schedules, known performance problems and which totals or business definitions must be preserved.
Review how a SQL Server Reporting Services professional handles requirements, data validation and report maintainability. Ask for examples of parameterized reports, deployment processes or performance improvements, and check whether they test exports, permissions and totals rather than focusing only on visual appearance.
SSRS remains useful where businesses need controlled, repeatable and print-ready documents from operational data. It can complement modern analytics tools by serving invoices, statements, regulatory forms and scheduled reports that require stable pagination and distribution.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used SQL Server Reporting Services in their recent projects is 93 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 747 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used SQL Server Reporting Services in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 43% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used SQL Server Reporting Services in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used SQL Server Reporting Services in their recent projects are German (100%), English (97%), and French (15%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used SQL Server Reporting Services in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Manufacturing (52%), and Banking and Finance (48%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used SQL Server Reporting Services in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Business Intelligence (76%), and Product Development (73%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SQL Server Reporting Services
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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