I'm looking into ways I can potentially bring in more income on the side, and in terms of professional skills I have spent most of my time working on becoming extremely good with PowerShell.
My question is, has anyone here ever done 'consulting' type work that was purely scripting in nature, or is that just a pipe-dream?
It is all about how you spin it. If you say you do shell scripting, it doesn't sound like much, and you probably won't find much. But if you say you can automate legacy enterprise software environments into a modern DevOps paradigm, with scripted CI/CD, suddenly there are thousands of Microsoft-based IT shops in the country who need your help.
In other words, don't focus on the tech you are good at, focus on the business value it can deliver.