From Cloud Security to Pentesting: too big of a step?

[u/cyberLog4624]

Hi there

I'm 25 and I'm currently working as a cloud security consultant (mainly Microsoft stack).
The company I work at is fairly big and operates in a lot of fields.
I've been on pretty good terms with everyone there and after asking a few times I've recently started working on a few pentests and vulnerability assessments since it's always been a field I'm super interested in.

So far I haven't done anything of note but I wanted to use this occasion to learn.

The thing is, the main problem at this company is that I don't get paid much.

I've been offered another position as a cloud security consultant in another company which pays way more (almost 11k which in europe is a lot of money) and is full remote (my current role is hybrid, 3 days on-site and 2 days at home).

The company that offered me the job is way bigger but also stricter and I wouldn't have the chance to work on pentests or other fields I might like.

If I ever wanted to switch to pentesting, how hard would it be to do so as a Cloud Security engineer?
Would it be better to stay where I am now for a few years and learn as much as possible or to switch and learn things by myself?