Guys I would not concentrate on the salary, in bases outside the UK the salary won' t change much compared to EK (excluding free housing/bills/schools which is no little matter of course).
I' d be focusing more on the lifestyle change, going from a long haul operation to a 4 sectors any weather any type of approach operation. I guess everyone fancies a change every once in a while anyway, so could be interesting for some.
I suspect many of you have an idea of Europe which no longer is, and can't wait to go back..given the state of things I would think twice, even 3 times. But this is my opininon and is probably for another thread (or forum).
All in all many people before you made the change, if this is what you want for you and your kids I' m sure you' ll be fine. Good luck