Three-quarters of professionals surveyed by Morgan McKinley want a second referendum on Brexit, the global recruitment firm reported.

Seventy-four percent of the 6,500 respondents voted in favour of a second referendum. And when asked how the participants would vote in a second referendum, 3% said they would prefer May’s current deal, 22% would choose to leave and 75% stated they would remain.

“Whilst many across the country believe remaining in the European Union is the right thing for the UK, you will find others who strongly disagree,” said Hakan Enver, managing director at Morgan McKinley. “Being in the EU currently offers access to a single market and passporting rights that allow freedom of movement across European borders, by restricting this, it can allow trade agreements with other countries. Therefore, free movement of talent with other nations, who are arguably more aligned to core sectors such as technology and financial services, could become a reality.”

The survey’s respondents represented many professions; financial and IT up the majority at 39% and 26% respectively.