I've had a really hard time job hunting on UK job sites for two reasons. One, my field is pretty specialised, and two, a lot of the companies looking for GIS analysts are either offering contractual work or they only want EU applicants. My question now is, if I were sure I'd be going to the UK on a spouse visa and I'd be able to legally work in the UK, could I not email these companies and ask them to consider my application anyway? I mean, they wouldn't have to go through all the trouble of sponsoring a work visa for me or anything, right?