They were misaligned for some reason before the change to the new uefa based system which only wales appears to have adopted!!
Old system was
Level 1 – Referees selected by the Football Association of Wales to serve on the National List of Referees
Level 2 – Referees selected by the Football Association of Wales to serve on the Supplementary National List of Referees
Level 3 – Referees selected to serve on the FIFA list of Assistant Referees.
Level 4 – Referees selected by the Football Association of Wales to serve on the list of Referees who serve on the Welsh League Division One and the Cymru Alliance
Level 5 – Referees selected by the Football Association of Wales to serve on the list of Referees of the Mid Wales League, the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area), the Welsh Alliance League and Division Two of the Welsh League
Level 6 – Referees who are deemed qualified to referee in all matches below the above levels,
Level 7 – Referees who are deemed qualified to referee in all matches in Leagues affiliated to the Area Associations, and who meet the requirements of the promotion criteria for this level.
Level 8 – Referees who have satisfied the examiners as to their theoretical knowledge of the game.
Level 9 – Junior Referees who have satisfied the examiners as to their theoretical knowledge of the game not having attained 16 years of age.
Level 10 – Trainee Referees
English system -
InternationalInternational LevelPremier League and international matches
Level 1National ListFootball League
Level 2aPanel List
Conference National,
Conference North and
Conference South (full), Football League (assistant)
Level 2b
Conference North and
Conference South (full), Football League (assistant)
Level 3Contributory Referees
Level 4Supply League Referees
Level 5Senior County Referees
Level 6County Referees
Level 7Junior Referees
Level 8Youth Referee
Level 9Trainee Referee
Level 10Declared non-active Referees
Youth ref in England takes the place of newly qualified in Wales - 9 is 8 for some reason and throws the whole system out.
the welsh one out of date now however.