I'm looking at this from a very different angle. This is my first tech job, to which I came 18 months ago on a long route through tourism, retail, catering and security. The problem is that it's going to come to an end sooner rather than later as the company I currently work for hands over to another. I know that there's protection under TUPE but we don't know what will happen after the handover and that could be we TUPE straight out through the door. I'm extremely grateful for the fact that I finally have transferable skills in an area in which I really enjoy working and there is demand but I lack experience and that will certainly put employers off. I'm also not as invested in things as many on here because of my short time in this area. It's difficult for me not to think that a job's a job and I may be forced into an entirely new field in order to pay the bills. Although if that's the case I can only hope that it's not long before I'm explaining to my new boss why he needs a data warehouse and why I'm the man to build it for him.

All I can do is get as much knowledge under my belt as I can and hope for the best.