I am one of those rare people :) Coming from the Linux sysadmin and networking side I'm currently working on going deeper into programming and expanding my know

I am one of those rare people :) Coming from the Linux sysadmin and networking side I'm currently working on going deeper into programming and expanding my knowledge there. In Europe the pay for someone like me appears to be capped at slightly above six figures though, which I will reach soon, so I'm currently a bit unsure on how to progress career wise.