Well, there a lot of specialized consultancies that pay well but with a high barrier of entry (I don't think you'll become a, say, Guidewire consultant overnigh

Well, there a lot of specialized consultancies that pay well but with a high barrier of entry (I don't think you'll become a, say, Guidewire consultant overnight, or replace with whatever specialized field you know). If you mean with a generalist's knowledge of IT, the place to be is San Francisco Area. This report might help you: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/blog/linkedin-workforce-report-january-2018-san-francisco-ca https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/blog/linkedin-workforce-report... I guess IT Infrastructure and Systems Management is not sexy :) . I wonder if it pays the bills though.