£19k ACA Starting Salary at a small firm

So I have the above offer which I will probably take. The firm is in the Home Counties and isn't near the top 100 accountancy age firms I don't think.

It has about 8/9 Chartered Accountants and employs a total of 50 people.

Is that a decent salary given its size? I'm a bit worried what might happen at the end of the contract as my salary will increase and I'm not sure what chances there will be for progression, if any.

You could just move into a Big Four firm after qualifying. Lots of people move from smaller firms to Big Four once they get their ACA as the Big Four's own graduates are running out the door once they get those 3 letters behind their name.

Can vouch for this - Not started my ACA yet but I know way too many people moving from practice to industry after qualifying. Retention rates for big 4 are pretty abysmal.

So I have the above offer which I will probably take. The firm is in the Home Counties and isn't near the top 100 accountancy age firms I don't think.

It has about 8/9 Chartered Accountants and employs a total of 50 people.

Is that a decent salary given its size? I'm a bit worried what might happen at the end of the contract as my salary will increase and I'm not sure what chances there will be for progression, if any.

I'd say its pretty good for the size of the firm. I attended an interview for a top 50 firm and they told me they paid £16k.

That seems awfully low... what region was this?

East Anglia, safe to say it put me off during my interview .

Surprised they even specified before giving an offer, that must have driven people away. Although not too sure if that's normal for East Anglia... can certainly say it's pretty poor for the South East!