I'm on a similar rate and the tipping point in terms of risk vs reward is probably about a 75k salary + decent pension + bonus. But thats assuming contract roles are readily available. If they are rare in your niche then either the rate is not high enough, or you're better off staying put on 60k pa.
Personally the thought of having to work in IT full time until 65 scares me a lot more than working in an investment bank for the next few years. It can be tough but it isn't that bad, and the beauty of contracting is if you do end up with the manager from hell then it's only going to last 6 months before you move on somewhere else.
Personally the thought of having to work in IT full time until 65 scares me a lot more than working in an investment bank for the next few years. It can be tough but it isn't that bad, and the beauty of contracting is if you do end up with the manager from hell then it's only going to last 6 months before you move on somewhere else.
Thanks for your opinion, your thinking is exactly where I'm at if think short to medium term...I'm trying hard to think about the long game but there's simply too many variables to be sure.
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