Try contracting in investment banking technology. There are plenty of legacy Java and C++ systems that need support and maintenance. Often provides a very nice

Try contracting in investment banking technology. There are plenty of legacy Java and C++ systems that need support and maintenance. Often provides a very nice living for a large number of developers. I even know a perl guy earning 800 GBP a day for maintaining some scripts for a market risk system. All the scripts do is clean up some CSV files! Also, the guy leaves at 4:30 pm on the dot.