These are the most adulterous professions

Bankers don't have the best reputation - and this new survey is unlikely to help.

Data from Illicit Encounters, the dating site for married people, reveals that those working in financial services are wildly over-represented among their user base.

The site lists 20 occupations for users signing up to the service to choose from - and 18 per cent are bankers. They report numbers are growing with an 8 per cent increase in sign-ups from those in the financial services since January 2015.

Here are the most adulterous professions, according to Illicit Encounters:

1. Financial Services 18%
2. Management/HR 12%
3. Executive 8%
4. Self-employed 8%
5. Engineering 6%
6. IT/Communications 6%
7. Accounting 5%
8. Sales & Marketing 4%
9. Government 3%
10. Healthcare & Medical 3%
11. Legal 3%
12. Advert/Media/Entertainment 2%
13. Art/Design Related 2%
14. Education & Science 2%
15. Trades & Services 2%
16. Retired 2%
17. Admin/Customer Service 1%
18. Hospitality & Tourism 1%
19. Retail/Consumer 1%
20. Other 1%

Note: Illicit Encounters reports it has 970,000 UK users

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