Do you like your current company? Is there an appealing career track for you?
Do you like being challenged technically? Or would you just prefer to earn a comfortable salary?
My observation is that once you get settled into the management track it is hard to go back to development. Even if you do side projects, that doesn't really put you back on the tech track.
Ok, to be more specific:
Do you prefer wrangling bits and bytes or people?
Do you like your current company? Is there an appealing career track for you?
Do you like being challenged technically? Or would you just prefer to earn a comfortable salary?
My observation is that once you get settled into the management track it is hard to go back to development. Even if you do side projects, that doesn't really put you back on the tech track.