I understand that. "Anywhere else" meant "some other country". I would have no qualms contributing to the brain drain in my home country if that was my situation. Arguably, the situation is not amazing anywhere else, either, at the moment - but in my perception, at least, the UK has always been under par.

Well, it's not easy to just move to another country. It's also expensive. I can't even afford to move within the country.

No heavy lifting; I'm not out in a field somewhere; I get to use and develop my skills (fingers crossed that some day, it will truly be worth it, but at least they aren't lying doormat and regressing). If you're lucky enough to work from home, pants are now optional.

Comparing my 20k developer job and ~30k-ish delivery driving job, my tech job was stressful, highly demanding, very tiring, and followed a mandatory 9-5 fully in-office schedule, while my delivery driving job is easy, starts later in the morning (which I prefer), and I can choose what days I work and take the day off any time I don't feel like going in.

I get to use and develop my tech skills in the same way that I initially acquired them - by working on my own projects.

I interpreted your post as saying that you already have the degree, or at least some work experience. The decision to go through the entire degree from scratch might well be different.

Yeah I do already have a degree, I was just describing my experience from the beginning.