Associate in BB at 30. Still worth it?

I'm in my early 30s and have been working as a quant dev for 5+ years. I was a VP in my previous role and brought in ~180k GBP. Wanting to get out of engineering, I went back to school to get myself an MBA. I was recently offered an Associate role in S&T at a BB in London, to eventually become part of a desk. I'm wondering if it's still worthwhile moving down that road? In addition to a downgrade in the role (associate instead of vp) and taking a massive pay cut the first year (brexit didn't help and I am unsure how long it will take me to reach my old salary again), I am a bit reluctant about whether the good old days on the trading floor will ever come back. I would really like to hear your thoughts as well as experiences especially if you moved to S&T in your 30s.

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