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Without doubt, the work/life balance is something that cannot be ignored, especially when it comes to hours worked, ability to go to the school plays/matches, reduced international travel etc. I am relatively spoiled in my current role at the moment, and this is one of the challenges ...

Absolutely agree - if you are going to go for certification, it needs to be an industry recognised one. Agree with this too, and also great to refresh skills you may have forgotten over the years !!

Good advice in general and something I will definitely have a think about. Challenge, like for most people I imagine, is any further step up would completely change work/life balance - so more reward but much more effort required. So maybe a horizontal move would suit better in the shorter...

Yes, I imagine the route is a pretty familiar one. The true technology SI role is very much a younger person's game. You took the jump to a vendor, which is something I have considered. Its not I am against development; I started my career in it back in the day, its just I am very far removed...

@Leo As I would be moving from a decent day rate contract position to a perm position it is likely I will get an absolute shock to the system in terms of salary anyway. May as well take one big hit (hopefully for a short enough term) rather than multiple small ones Yes, that is an option if I...

I kind of fell into IT in the Y2K days and have just stuck with it. My main experience to date has been major business transformation programmes implementing large scale IT systems. Most of the programme would be multi-million euro initiatives. I would be more software/application focused...

*Long time viewer of the site, but only just registered* I have been contracting in IT (solutions type role) for about 20 years. I am in my early 40's and Dublin based. The current role is likely to come to an end soon (~June/July) due to changing circumstances within the company. This puts me...