I felt the same way last year, and had just moved countries. I decided I wouldn't apply for any jobs that were "normal": the normal work I would do. No IT consu

I felt the same way last year, and had just moved countries. I decided I wouldn't apply for any jobs that were "normal": the normal work I would do. No IT consultants/agencies, no web-dev companies, no finance, no advertising, no SAAS, and nothing where I'd have to write the same four programs over and over. It took a while, but I ended up getting a job in a completely new domain: but one that still required my core skills. So I get to learn a lot of new things, while still being a productive team member. I'm starting to feel that software development should be a means to an ends - not the ends itself, so focusing on the (non-software) domain is the play. I had the luxury of being able to take my time, but I found a handful of interesting opportunities that matched my requirements. It's much rarer than regular-old IT jobs, but they ARE out there! Good luck!