Hey midiman,
I'm also in IT, and yeah it does seem like that all the time. The depression of just sitting here doing the same old rubbish, when you could be doing something a hundred times better, it can be disheartening.
First things first, make a plan to get a new job to save for flying lessons. Then once you have the money, book the lessons and enjoy.
A new job is the most important thing, one that will reward you, refresh your career and enthusiasm for IT, and make your time commuting and working seem almost worth it. Something that will allow you to save x hundreds per month for flying.
Don't despair. The road to a PPL can be long, but you can do it, it's easily attainable and not too difficult. But when you're up in the air after having planned a flight to Shoreham, Wellesbourne or wherever, you'll feel on top of the world
