Nunya B

I'm in the IT industry, and I'm trying to move up into management. Basically, I'm considered "senior level" in my field, and even considered an "expert" at the technology I work with. I've worked very hard for that level of status, learning my technology inside and out, just to make sure that that I can keep my career moving upwards. But now, it seems that trying to cross that line from "techie" to management is almost impossible.

Most of the time, I have advanced my career by leaving one company for another because it's so tough to move up in a single company. I either have to wait for somebody to quit, retire, or die, none of which happen very often. But trying to find a management-level technical job seems so difficult, because they all want somebody that already has management experience.

Anybody have any advice for career management for somebody with a long-term goal of hitting senior management in IT? What can I do now that would get me into a management position in a year?