I would strongly advise against it.
There are guys half your age qualified and never getting so much as a sniff of an interview, indeed many give up the dream once they have the licence because it really is THAT bleak. You will end up either skint, depressed, lonely or all three.....
Guys are offering their services to airlines for free. Airlines are bonding people for type ratings of up to nearly £30k and for that you get paid minimum wage ON JETS! Holding pools are deeper than the Atlantic and those at the seabed get buried after being kept on tenterhooks for 12 months. I could go on?
It is a joke mate.
Stick to the IT and retire early with your health & savings intact, a PPL + aircraft share, perhaps an apartment in the sun and a happy family.
Of course, this advice is meaningless if a chief pilot or recruitment manager is a close buddy of yours.
VFE.