Have you thought about a stint in the forces?
The reason I ask is because you will be doing deployments for 1-6 months and you can't really spend any money whilst your gone. I'm not talking about military pilot training just a regular service job. It doesn't even have to be a fighting job. Logistics jobs/radar opeator/aviation ground crew all pay ok and and you only have to commit for a few years (not sure what the minimum is now).
You can save all your cash or do it as you go. I would do it as you go cause you would be less inclined to spend it on something else which can happen if you have a big chunk of money in the bank. It won't get you in to an integrated course but it will get you through modular for sure. In 4 years time the job situation should have improved greatly by then.
Cheers