Great answer! Recruiters often can't think outside the box. But what about using your network to find suitable work. The project management skills could see

Great answer! Recruiters often can't think outside the box. But what about using your network to find suitable work. The project management skills could see you as a team leader - not on technical grounds (which you could quickly make up for) but for your leadership and management skills. There is no such thing as a "lost decade" it is a decade's worth of experience which has shown you the preferred path for your future.