Technical specialization vs it-management?

Question

Career in IT

Hello community!
At a certain stage, I ran into a "problem of growth". Engineer, 15 years in IT, went from an enikey to a chief specialist in a large foreign company, moved from a broad specialization to a narrower one, for several years he actively pumped and deepened his knowledge in the chosen narrow specialization, gained sufficient experience to act as an expert in his field but there is still room to go deeper.
Now, especially during the crisis, it has become extremely clear that technical IT specialists with deep expertise in the market are not in demand at all, and further investment of time and effort into deepening knowledge will not pay off in the future either in terms of interesting tasks or in terms of compensation.
I began to consider options for moving into the field of it-management in order to somehow push back the ceiling and expand the horizon of my growth. Of course, I understand that this will require the development of new skills and the acquisition of new knowledge, but I see no other way. Although, of course, it will be a pity to lose technical skills, but something will have to be sacrificed in any case.
From what I see, where the tech is at the top of the pay bracket, managerial positions have even more upside potential.
Share your story / experience, how did you solve the problem of growing in technical specialization for yourself? Have you reconciled yourself and stayed with your favorite job or have you changed the profile of your activity?
I would be very glad to hear from colleagues not only with default-city, but also about negative experience.
Thank you.

Answer 1

Don't lose your technical skills. I, and I think many, do not like managers who are not able to get up to the machine.

Answer 2

As someone who has made this transition, my advice is to understand why you want to be a manager. Unfortunately, purely financial motivation is not enough for you, and in six months you will run back to engineering and be happy. Of course, as a way to understand that "it's good where we are not" is a good option, but then try to negotiate with your current employer so that in which case you will be accepted back.

Answer 3

>Now, especially during the crisis, it has become extremely clear that technical IT-specialists with deep expertise in the market are not in demand at all and further investment of time and effort in deepening their knowledge will not pay off either in terms of interesting tasks or in terms of compensation.
What if we enter the global market? And if you expand the circle of your knowledge?
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An IT manager, as far as I see software developers in local companies, these are completely different skills, principles of life, quality and quantity of vital energy than a specialized development engineer. If you have these qualities of character, then why haven't they hatched for so many years?
Will the inertia of thinking accumulated with experience make it possible to accept the new?
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I myself am a remote web developer. The technology stack is very wide, the bar is very high, the market is global, speeds are high, young people are all around.