Yes. I'm a partner in a NYC computer consulting co. I make the $$ because I run the company, and I'd recommend knowing how to run a business if you want to make serious money. It isn't as easy as it sounds.
I also do tech work, not as much as I used to, and the skill I recommend for you is flexibility. We still make some big bucks because we get our clients into new stuff. Tech AV/control/remote is big now, security is big, internet video conferencing is huge for us - all of a sudden everybody wants it. Email alternatives and spam control, of course; also (ironically) bulk e-mail. Language translation, and also voice recognition software is almost ready for everyday use. If we did database harvesting we'd be doing a lot of that (we have a close buddy we send folks to).
I also have researchers on staff - that's new. More information is available, so I have more people looking for it.
Good luck.